APHC010043892026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3460]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 2864/2026 Between:

1. S REE LAKSHMI SREENIVASA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, (D.EI.ED.) REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT/SECRETARY SRI. MADDY REDDY SREENIVASULU NEAR B. THANDRAPADU VILLAGE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, TULLUR, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

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2. T HE COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH VENKATADRI TOWERS, APP. DGP OFFICE BESIDES HAPPY RESORTS ATMAKUR, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-521456.

3. T HE DIRECTOR, STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. CHENNAI - KOLKATA HIGHWAY, VADDESWARAM, MANGALAGIRI, ATMAKUR, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522302

4. T HE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION, SOUTHERN REGIONAL COMMITTEE REP BY ITS REGIONAL DIRECTOR G-7, SECTOR 10, DWARAKA NEW DELHI-110075 ...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the continued inaction, silence and failure on the part of the 3rd Respondent in not considering, processing and according approval to the faculty/staff proposal submitted by the Petitioner institution on 05-01-2026 and 13- 01-2026 as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, unjust, mala fide in effect, violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and contrary to the statutory scheme governing teacher education, so as to enable the Petitioner institution to effectively comply with the show- cause notice dated 30-12- 2025 issued by the 4th Respondent and consequently direct the 3rd Respondent to forthwith consider, ratify and approve the said faculty/staff list strictly in accordance with law, within a time-bound period to be fixed by this Hon’ble Court, and pass such other orders. IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 3^rd Respondent to forthwith consider the proposal submitted by the Petitioner on 05-01-2026 and 13-01-2026 and issue appropriate proceedings approving the Petitioner institution's faculty/staff list within a time frame, pending disposal of the writ petition, in the interest of justice and pass such other orders.

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION

2. VENNA HEMANTH KUMAR(CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COUNSEL)

The Court made the following:

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.2864 of 2026

ORDER:

1. The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the inaction on the part of Respondent No.3 in considering the representations of the Petitioner-institution dated 13.01.2026 and 21.01.2026 respectively so as to enable the Petitioner-institution to effectively give reply to the show-cause notice issued on 30.12.2025 by Respondent No.4-NCTE, as illegal and arbitrary.

2. The facts in brief are as follows;

The Petitioner-institution is a private unaided Diploma in Elementary Education College established for the purpose of imparting teacher education. Initially, the National Council for Teacher Education (for short “the NCTE”) had issued recognition to the Petitioner- institution vide Proceedings F.SRO/SRCAPP14209/D.EI.Ed/AP/ 2016, dated 12.04.2016 after due inspections.

3. Pursuant to the statutory recognition by Respondent No.4- NCTE, Respondent No.2 granted affiliation to the Petitioner-institution. While so, vide Proceedings in F.No.NCTE-Reg/018/119/2021- Regulation Section SRC/AP/128711, dated 05.10