APHC010509032024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CONTEMPT CASE NO: 4305/2024 Between: 1. NATIONAL AIDED UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL, REP., BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, MR. DASARI RAMAKRISHNA, REPALLE, REPALLE MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT - A.P. - 522265. 2. JAIHIND UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL,, REP., BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, MR. V.V. KOTESWARA RAO, PEDAPALLI, NAGARAM MANDAL, BAPTIA DISTRICT, A.P. - 522329 3. SRI ATCHYUTA UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL,, REP., BY ITS MANAGER AND CORRESPONDENT, MR. YARRAPRAGADA SYAMA SUNDARAM, PUDIVADA, NAGARAM MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT, A.P. 522266 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. KONA SESHIDAR IAS, THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, A.P-522503. 2. MR J NIVAS I A S, THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, SECRETARIATE BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, A.P. - 522503 3. MR VIJAYA RAMA RAJU I A S, THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, NEAR 2 VS,J C.C.No.4305 of 2024 HAPPY RESPORTS, AATMAKUR, MANGALAGARI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P - 521456. 4. MR S PURUSHOTAM, THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAI OFFICER, BAPATIA DISTRICT, NEAR BUS STAND, ARTS AND SCIENCE COILEGE CAMPUS, BAPATIA, A.P.-522101. 5. MR K SURESH, THE MANDAL EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, REPALLE, REPALLE MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT, A.P. - 522263 6. MR P LAZER, THE MANDAL EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, NAGARAM, NAGARAM MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT, A.P. - 522266 ...CONTEMNOR(S): Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit file herein the High Court may be pleased to may be pleased to summon the Respondents and punish the Contemnors/Respondents for deliberate, wilful and wanton disobidence of the Order and Direction in W.P. No. 7202 of 2024 dated 26-03-2024 passed by His Lordship The Honourable Smt Justice V. Sujatha of this Hon'ble High Court U/s 10 to 12 The Contempt of Courts Act., Consequently direct the Respondents to implement Order of this Hon'ble Court Passed in W.P. No. 7202 of 2024 dated 26-03-by directing the Respondents to pay the maintenance grant to the petitioner institutions and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. C SUNIL KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA 2. RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM The Court made the following: 3 VS,J C.C.No.4305 of 2024 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed complaining of the willful violation of the orders dated 26.03.2024 in W.P.No.7202 of 2024. 2. The W.P.No.7202 of 2024 is disposed of in terms of the order passed in W.P.No.3449 of 2003 dated 30.09.2016, wherein this Court in W.P.No.3449 of 2003 observed as under: “….21. In any view of the matter, the contention of the learned Government Pleader is that the petitioner is not entitled to maintenance grant in view of G.O.Ms.No.320, which was struck down by the court in the judgments referred supra. Even otherwise the discriminatory attitude of the Government giving concession to one educational institution and denying benefit to the petitioner’s educational institution cannot be encouraged by the Courts, since it is arbitrary and discriminatory in not releasing grant in aid to the petitioner’s association whose object is to provide free education. In those circumstances, this Court has no option except to hold that the action of the respondents is arbitrary in not releasing the maintenance grant in aid to the petitioner’s educational institution and consequently, I hold that the petitioner is entitled to all the benefits as decided in Recognised Schools Managements Assosications case. Hence, the respondents are directed to work out maintenance grant @6% and arrange to pay the same within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order to the petitioner’s educational institutions, on par with other schools.” 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners has stated that the order dated 26.03.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.No.7202 of 2024 has been complied with by the respondents. Therefore, requested this Court to close the contempt case. 4 VS,J C.C.No.4305 of 2024 3. Recording the above submission, the Contempt Case is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall also stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 01.08.2025 KGR