VI IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVAT (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO thousand and twenty FIVE present the honourable SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU ^^^^RIIPIILOON NO: 22907 OF 2024 NIMMAGADDA Between; Dara Padmavathi, W/o. Siva Nageswara Rao, Aged about 52 years, Occ; House wife, R/o. Door No.28-65, Maadu Thirupathirao Nagar Yanamadalakuduru Village, Penamaluru Mandal Krishna District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary Welfare Department Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, r Department, Secretariat Velagapudi, Amaravathi 3. The Director, B.C Welfare Department, State Krishna District, A.P. 4. The District Collector, Krishna District District. . 5. The District B.C Welfare officer, Krishna, B.C Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance of Andhra Pradesh Collectorate compound, Krishna Krishna District ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution the circumstances Stated i of India praying that in in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court be pleased to issue Writ, Order or direction may more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing financial assistance of Rs. 15 00,000/- (Fifteen Lakhs) to the O the petitioner by name Dara Bhargava Krishna under the scheme of NTR ViDESHi VIDYA PARANA Overseas schoiarship Application iD No OV2018119936, for studying his MSC MECHANiCAL ENGINEERING at son DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY, United Kingdom, which is illegal, arbitrary, and unjust contrary to law Constitution of India and direct the respondents to release the sanctioned funds. lA NO: 2 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in pleased to direct the 15,00,000/- (Fifteen Lakhs) to the Krishna under Application ID No. of DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING, forthwith, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI RAVI CHANDAVARAPU Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1,3,4 & 5: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING The Court made the following: ORDER and in violation of Article 14, 19, 21 of principles of Natural Justice, and consequently support of the petition, the High Court may be respondents to release financial assistance of Rs. son of the petitioner Dara Bhargava OV2018119936, for studying his College , United Kingdom, MSC MECHANICAL i M APHC010444792024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT aMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] MONDAY ,THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 22907/2024 Between: Dara Padmavathi ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: ...RESPONDENT(S) 1.RAVI CHANDAVARAPU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE 2.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: J' ORDER: 1. The Writ petition is being filed aggrieved with the action of the respondents in not releasing the two installment financial assistance of Rs. 15,00,000/- to the son of the petitioner by name Dara Bhargaa Krishna under “NTR Videshi Vidya Darana Scheme” Overseas Scholarship Application ID:OV2018119936 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 & 21 of the Constitution of India. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner got selected under the scheme “Videshi Vidhya Darana” Overseas Scholarship Application ID:OV2018119936, for studying his M.Sc Mechanical Engineering at DE Montfort University, United Kingdom. Though the son of the petitioner completed his study and requested to release the amount of Rs. 15,00,000/- under the scheme. Respondent Nos.1 to 5 did not consider the same. Hence the writ petition. 2. 3. On the other hand, learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare Department while admitting about the claim of the petitioner, submitted written instructions of the Director of BC Welfare in Rc.No.B/3162/024 dated 03.12.2024, wherein it is stated that, an amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- of the student bearing bill No.:2024-1349540 has already been forwarded to Treasury through AP BC Corporation and the bill is waiting for fund clearance. 4. In view of the aforesaid directions of this Court in various cases and after hearing the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare Department, this Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to release an amount of Rs.15,00,0 to the son of the petitioner namely Sri Dara Bhargava Krishna I/- under the scheme NTR Videshi Vidya Parana’ with Overseas Scholarship Application ID;OV2018119936, within a period of two (02) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. 5. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if Petition shall stand closed. any, pending in this Writ Sd/- P.U.V.BHASKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Principal Secretary, B.C Welfare Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi 2. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, State Secretariat Velagapudi, Amaravathi 3. The Director, B.C Welfare Department, State of Andhra Krishna District, A.P. 4. The District Collector, Krishna District, Collectorate District. . 5. The District B.C Welfare officer, Krishna, Krishna District 6. One CC to Sri Ravi Chandavarapu, Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP for Social Welfare, High Court of Andhra [OUT] 8. Two CC’s to GP for Finance and Planning, High Court of A. Amaravati[OUT] 9. Three CD Copies. of Andhra Pradesh Pradesh compound, Krishna Pradesh. P. at ssb f COURT - -•V* DATED:06/01/2025 t K .. \>i\ f ORDER WP.No.22907 of 2024 DISPOSING OF THE W.P.WITHOUT COSTS