Dismissed

Sree Venkateswara Degree College v. the State of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh HC16 Sept 2026WP/11418/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

The petitioner college sought a writ of mandamus to quash the university's order cancelling its examination centre and shifting examinations to another centre. Counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the writ petition, which the court granted, dismissing the petition as withdrawn with no order as to costs.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed.

Sree Venkateswara Degree College Vs the… — Education and Admissions | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

¶1

¶2

HN, J W.P.No.11418_2026

¶3

APHC010226692026

¶4

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

¶5

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

¶6

[3457]

¶7

THURSDAY, THE 17^th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026

¶8

PRESENT

¶9

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N

¶10

WRIT PETITION NO: 11418/2026

¶11

Between:

¶12

SREE VENKATESWARA DEGREE COLLEGE, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SRI. CHEMIKALA MADHAVA REDDY B. MATTAM, KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 516 503.

¶13

...PETITIONER

¶14

AND

¶15

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH522238

¶16

YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR VEMANAPURAM, KADAPA Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH - 516005

¶17

YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS VEMANAPURAM, KADAPA Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH - 516005

¶18

...RESPONDENT(S):

¶19

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 topleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, declaring the action of the Respondents in cancelling the examination centre of the Petitioner institution vide proceedings dated 23.04.2026 and shifting the same to another centre as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India,

HN, J

W.P.No.11418_2026

and consequently direct the Respondents to retain and continue the Petitioner institution, namely Sree Venkateswara Degree College, B. Mattam, as the examination centre for the Degree Examinations commencing from 28.04.2026, and pass

¶24

IA NO: 1 OF 2026

¶25

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 pleased to direct Respondent suspend the operation of the proceedings dated 23.04.2026 issued by the 2nd Respondent and direct the Respondents to permit the conduct of examinations at the Petitioner institution as originally scheduled from 28.04.2026, and pass

¶26

Counsel for the Petitioner:

¶27

1.SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI

¶28

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

¶29

1.GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

¶30

¶31

HN, J W.P.No.11418_2026

¶32

ORDER:

¶33

The learned counsel appearing for petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present writ petition.

¶34

Permission is accorded.

¶35

Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs.

¶36

Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.

¶37

___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N

¶38

Date:17.09.2026 NKA

¶39

Whether the order is :

¶40

Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No

¶41

¶42

HN, J W.P.No.11418_2026

¶43

105

¶44

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N

¶45

WRIT PETITION NO: 11418 of 2026

¶46

Date: 17.09.2026

¶47

NKA

Sree Venkateswara Degree College v. the State of Andhra Pradesh

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Sree Venkateswara Degree College v. the State of Andhra Pradesh

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Statutes considered

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases