Bmr College Of Education (B.Ed), v. The State Of Telangana,

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM WRIT PETITION No.33310 OF 2017 ORDER:

The Writ Petition is filed seeking a mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 - State of Telangana, in not granting permission to petitioner - College, under Section 20 of the A.P. Education Act, 1982, for starting new B.Ed College and not granting affiliation to petitioner - College and non-inclusion in the 2nd phase of counselling of B.Ed, as being arbitrary and illegal. Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties. It is submitted across the Bar that the issue involved in the present Writ Petition is squarely covered by an order of this Court in Writ Petition No. 26870 of 2016 and batch dated 16.09.2016. It is also brought to the notice of this Court that the said order of the learned Single Judge was confirmed in Writ Appeal No. 1047 of 2016.

Further, the Special Leave Petition filed thereagainst also came to be dismissed by the Supreme Court. Thereafter, in cases of writ petitioners therein, the State had granted permission and issued necessary Government Orders. This aspect is not disputed by the learned counsel appearing for the parties. In the circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 - State of Telangana to consider the case of the petitioners, in terms of para 20 of the order of the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No. 26870 of 2016 and batch, dated 16.09.2016, for the academic year 2017-18, and take necessary decision within a week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

Consequently, the miscellaneous applications, if any shall stand closed.

____________________________ CHALLA KODANDA RAM,J Date:05.10.2017 usd