APHC010627322025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3460]

AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 32418/2025 Between:

1. R AYALASEEMA LAW COLLEGE, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT SRI. YARRAPU REDDY ANAND CHINTHAGUNTA VILLAGE, SANAMBATIA, CHANDRAGIRI MANDAL, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TULLURU, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. T HE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP BY ITS SECRETARY NEELADRI TOWERS, 6TH BATTALIAN ROAD MANGALAGIRI, ANDHRA PRADESH

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3. S RI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR PRAKASAM ROAD TIRUPATI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH – 517502

4. S RI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS DEAN COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL PRAKASAM ROAD TIRUPATI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 517502

5. U NIVERSITY STANDING COMMITTEE FOR AFFILIATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY PRAKASAM ROAD TIRUPATI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 517502

6. S RI BHUPATHI NAIDU MADHALA, IMPLEADED ALSO IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY) REGISTRAR SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY PRAKASAM ROAD TIRUPATI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 517502

7. B AR COUNCIL OF INDIA, REP BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY 21, ROUSE AVENUE INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEAR BAL BHAWAN, NEW DELHI - 110 002 ...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 tomay be pleased to issue an appropriate writ more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned order No. C-111(4)/RLC/Affiliation/2025-26 dated 07-11-2025 as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of principles of natural Justice and set aside the impugned rejection order and consequently direct the 3rd Respondent University to grant affiliation for the academic year 2025-26 in accordance with BCI Approval dated 10-06-2024 and further direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to participate in APLAWCET-2025 counselling and process admissions for AY

2025-26 and issue such IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 may be pleased to suspend the impugned rejection order vide No. C-111(4)/ RLC/ Affiliation/ 2025-26, dated : 07-11-2025 issued by the 3rd Respondent, Sri Venkateswara University, and grant affiliation forthwith the Petitioner institution so as to enable the Petitioner institution to participate in APLAWCET-2025 counselling and admit students for the academic year 2025-26, pending Writ Petition, in the interest of justice and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner:

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

2. G VENKATA REDDY

3. K RADHIKA

4. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL

5. RAMESH BABU TALLURI SC For S.V.UNIVERSITY,TIRUPATI The Court made the following:

HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.32418 of 2025

O R DE R:

The present writ petition is filed questioning the action of Respondent No.3 in issuing the order No.C-111(4) RLC/Affiliation/2025-26, dated 07.11.2025 as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The facts leading to filing of the writ petition are as follows:

Petitioner is a duly established Law College and Respondent No. 2-A.P. State Council for Higher Education (APSCHE) had issued NOC. For the academic year 2024-25, Respondent No.3-University conducted physical inspection and issued a temporary affiliation on 30.12.2023 for that academic year. While so, the Petitioner-College was denied from participating in A.P.LAWCET-2025 counselling process for admission for the academic year 2025-26 on the ground of non-

grant of digital affiliation by the Respondent-University.

3. Questioning the same, Petitioner filed W