+I, _5g [3331 I IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMAR (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION)

TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHN WRIT PETITION NO: 15888 OF 2025 Between :

Neelakantam Bhanuteja, S/o Neelakantam Babu, Aged 17 years, Occ: Student, Being Minor, Rep by his father Neelakantam Babu, S/a Subba Ramayya, aged about 48 years, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o Ardhamala Village, Pellakuru MandaI, Tirupathi District.

Petitioner AND

1. Union of India, Rep by its Secretary, Ministry of Education, Room No.24C, Sastry Bhavan, New Delhi.

2. The Central Board of Secondary Education, Rep by its Chairman, Shiksha Kendra -2, Community Centre, Preethi Vihar, Delhi.

3. The Central Board of Secondary Education, Rep by its Regional Officer, 2nd & 3rd Floors, Stalin Central, M. G. Road (Beside FIoteI Manorama), Governor Pet, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh -520002

4. Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA-2025), Rep by I-ts Chairman under the Organising Institute for JEE (Advanced) -2025, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the ci