APHC010183082026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 10405 OF 2026 Between: 1. MANOJ DURGA JANJANAM, S/o. Siva Anjaneyulu, Aged 27yrs, Occ- Student, R/o. 3-90, PragadaKotaiah Nagar, 2nd Lane, JaggadiguntaPalem, Guntur, AP-522201 2. Panithapu Divya Mallikharjunarao,, S/o. Srinivasa Rao, Aged 26yrs, Occ- Student, R/o. 2-82, Tummalapalem, Unnava, Guntur, AP- 522233 3. Chagapuram Manideep Reddy,, S/o. C.Prabhakara Reddy, Aged 28yrs, Occ- Student, R/o. 43-209a, N.R.Peta, Municipal Corporation , Kurnool, AP-518004 4. Meriga Yugandhar,, S/o. M.Ramaiah, Aged 27yrs, Occ- Student, R/o. Dakilli,Sanganapalle, Nellore, AP-524134 5. Devarapalli Mahesh, S/o. Malyadri, Aged 27yrs, Occ- Student, Rep by G.P.A. Holder D.Manoj R/o. 20-281, Konetimitta, Mulapeta , Nellore, AP-524003 ...Petitioners AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep. by its Principal Secretary BC Welfare Department A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi Amaravati, Guntur District-522237 2. The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education, Rep. by its Secretary Neeladri Towers, 6th Battalian Road, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh-522503 2 3. The A P Backward Classes Cooperative Finance Corporation Ltd, Rep. by its Managing Director 4th Floor, Vishal Residency, 0pp. Siddhartha Engineering College, Padmaja Nagar, NTR Road, Tadigadapa Vijayawada-521 134 4. The Director General, Vigilance and Employment Department Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh-522004 5. The B C Welfare Corporation, Rep. by its Director 2nd Floor, Vishal Residency, Near VR Siddartha College, Tadigadapa, Kanuru, Vijayawada, AP-520007 ...Respondents 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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents particularly the 5th respondent in not releasing the Financial Assistance for our education purpose at Abroad under 'NTR VideshiVidyadharana' Scheme as highly illegal, opposed to the policy decision of government, arbitrary exercise of power and also opposed to doctrine of legitimate expectation and consequently direct the respondents to release the financial assistance under the said scheme forthwith to mitigate the hardship of the selected students and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased Counsel for the Petitioners: YASWANTH GADE Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following order: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY Writ Petition No: 10405/2026 O R DE R: The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of Respondents in not releasing financial assistance of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) sanctioned to the Petitioners under ‘Videshi Vidhya Deevena’ scheme for pursuing Master in recognized Universities in Abroad as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The facts leading to this case are as follows: The Petitioners had applied for financial assistance under “Videshi Vidhya Deevana’ for pursuing Master in recognized Universities in Abroad. After due verification, Respondents sanctioned Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) in favour of the Petitioners for pursuing the Masters. Though, the Petitioners had completed their course, the financial assistance as promised to the Petitioners were not disbursed to them. Hence, the present Writ Petition is filed. 3. Considering the submissions, 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. (ii) In the event, the claim of the Petitioner is held to be in order, the Respondents are directed to release the amounts to the Petitioner within a further period of eight 4 (08) weeks. (iii) There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY Date: 21.04.2026 eha 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.10405 of 2026 Dated: 21.04.2026 (deevana) eha