Andhra Pradesh Education Act, 1982

Seven teachers were appointed in a private‑management school without complying with the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions Rules, 1993 – no prior permission, no advertisement, and no approval of appointments. Their services were not approved and they received no salary, prompting writ petitions that the High Court…

The Supreme Court examined the cancellation of District Selection Committee written examinations in Anantapur district after a police report detailed massive irregularities, and the subsequent fresh examinations and results. It held that the State Government was justified in cancelling the exams and that the High Court…

Private educational societies sought to establish engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh. They obtained approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) but were denied permission under Section 20 of the Andhra Pradesh Education Act, 1982 because the State deemed the local area already saturated. The…

The Supreme Court examined the validity of G.O. Ms. No.3/2000 issued by the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh Government, which provided 100% reservation for Scheduled Tribe candidates in teacher posts in scheduled areas. The Court held that under Paragraph 5(1) of Schedule V, the Governor may only exclude or modify an existing…

The Supreme Court examined the Andhra Pradesh Government's grant of permission to twenty societies to establish unaided private medical and dental colleges. The Court found that the State had framed the 1992 Rules and invited applications before constituting the "competent authority" mandated by the Andhra Pradesh Educ…

The Supreme Court considered appeals filed by direct recruits to the Andhra Pradesh State Educational Service challenging the constitutionality of Note 6 to Rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Education Service Rules, which allocated promotion vacancies in Class II Category 1 posts on the basis of whether an officer was a dir…

The dispute concerned the seniority and appointment of the principal of Andhra Christian College, a minority institution, between appellant R. Sulochana Devi and respondent D.M. Sujatha. The Regional Joint Director (RJD) initially opined that another lecturer, Mr. P. Andrew, was senior, leading to his appointment as pr…

Satrucharla Raju was appointed as a single teacher in a primary school run by the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), a registered society. He was suspended pending an enquiry, tendered his resignation on 26 October 1989 (which was not accepted), and subsequently filed his nomination and was elected to the And…