1 APHC010470012026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY, THE 24th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 25656/2026 Between: 1. CHITTA JAYASRI VENKATA RAGHAVENDRA AKHIL, S/O VENKATA NAGESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC. STUDENT, R/O 9-76-146, LAKSHMI NILAYAM, K.T. ROAD, NEAR KOMAL VILAS, KOTHAPETA, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT - 520001, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY / PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,DEPARTMENT.OF ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS (EWS) WELFARE, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522238. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522238. 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY / PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SOCIAL WELFARE (EDUCATION) DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522238. 4. THE DIRECTOR, ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, 3RD FLOOR, T.G. PLAZA, OPP. MANIPAL HOSPITAL,TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522501. 5. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE AND 2 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, D.NO. 12-467, BYPASS ROAD, REVENUE WARD NO.12, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522501 6. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NTR DISTRICT, COLLECTORATE, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 520010. . 7. THE DISTRICT ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASSES EBC WELFARE OFFICER, NTR DISTRICT, O/O DISTRICT EBC WELFARE OFFICER, COLLECTORATE COMPOUND, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 520010 ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 toIssue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction declaring the action of the Respondents in not releasing the 3rd and 4th instalments amounting to 27,45,838/- under the Ambedkar Overseas Vidya Nidhi Scheme as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and Consequently Direct the Respondents to release the pending amount of 27,45,838/- to the bank account of the Petitioner within a period of Six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, following the orders of this Hon'ble Court in W.P. No. 24529 of 2025 dated 10-02-2026, W.P. No. 26938 of 2025 dated 19-11-2025, and W.P. No. 28790 of 2023 dated 02-11-2023 Award costs of this Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SHAIK ABDUL SIDDIQ Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE 3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING 3 The Court made the following Order: The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of Respondents in not releasing financial assistance of 3rd and 4th installments amounting to Rs.27,45,838/- under the Ambedkar Overseas Vidya Nidhi Scheme. 2. The facts leading to this case are as follows: The son of the Petitioner had applied for financial assistance under Ambedkar Overseas Vidya Nidhi Scheme for pursuing M.S Business Analytics in University of CaLIFORNIA, San Diego, USA, vide Application ID No.2022005797. Even after selection under the scheme, respondents are not providing financial assistant to the son of the petitioner. Hence, the present Writ Petition is filed. 3. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the Respondents submits that the application of the petitioner would be considered and the amounts would be released, if the petitioner is found to be within the conditions specified under the scheme. 4. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties, this Writ Petition is disposed of, with the following directions: (i) The Respondents are directed to examine the claim of the Petitioner within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4 (ii) In the event, the claim of the Petitioner is held to be in order, the Respondents are directed to release the amount to the Petitioner within a further period of eight (08) weeks. (iii) There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 24.09.2026 RSD 5 45 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 25656/2026 24.09.2026 RSD