HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.33327 OF 2025

ORDER:

Heard Sri K. Mallaiah, learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for General Administration, appearing on behalf of respondent No.1, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Higher Education, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.2 and 3 and Sri Malipeddi Srinivas Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Osmania University, appearing on behalf of respondent No.4.

2. The petitioners approached the Court seeking prayer as under:

“…to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of Respondent No.5 in withholding the petitioners’ original certificates as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and violation of the principles of natural justice, and restrain the institution/colleges from withholding original certificates due to outstanding amounts from the government or any including unpaid fees and regulations mentioned under Rule 2(F)(6) and Rule 4(C) issued by the U.G.C. notification vide file No.14-4/2012(CPP-1) in October 2018 and violations issued by Respondent No.4 vide letter dated 05-08-2024 and violat