WP/21821/2024 of JOSEPH SRIHARSHA AND MARY INDRAJA EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY Vs THE UNION OF INDIA

APHC010427362024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3329] (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY ,THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 21821/2024 Between: Joseph Sriharsha And Mary Indraja Educational Society ...PETITIONER(S) and Others AND The Union Of India and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SRICHARAN TELAPROLU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. A RAVINDRA BABU (CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL) 2. T B L MURTHY The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:- “to issue an appropriate Writ Order or direction more in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in not enabling the online portal (HEI Portal) facilitating the 2nd and 3rd petitioner colleges to submit Institutional Information for Quality Assessment (IIQA) and Self Study Report (SSR) to obtain Accreditation (Cycle-2) from 2nd respondent NAAC, on the premise of closing the portal from 30th June 2024 for undertaking the reforms is i