ORDER :

1. This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, claiming the following relief:

“To issue writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents No 4 and 5 herein in passing the resolution dated 05.02.2021 and orally rejecting the admission of the petitioners into their respective courses and not permitting the petitioners herein to attend classes as illegal arbitrary and colorable exercise of power and consequently set aside the resolution dated 05.02.2022 of the 4th respondent herein and direct the respondents herein to admit the 1St petitioner herein into M.A Telugu course of the 4th respondent and 2nd petitioner herein into M.Com course of the 4th respondent herein as per the counselling of APPGCET-2021 and to permit the petitioners herein to attend classes.”

2. A counter affidavit has been filed by the fourth respondent – Rayalaseema University.

3. Heard Sri K. Chidambaram, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri S. Appadhara Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent No.4 – Rayalaseema University and perused the record.

4. The case of the petitioners is that, the first petitioner studied Ma