APHC010206292026 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: 10503 OF 2026 Between: 1. Kalava Lokesh Kumar,, S/o Narasimha Rao, Age 34yrs, Occ Private Job, R/o.D.No.1-63, Ramalayam Veedhi, Kanchikacherla Krishna District-521180. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, A.P Secretairat Velagapudi, Amaravati Guntur District.522241 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Finance and Planning Department, A.P.Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District .522241 3. The Managing Director, A P State Kapu Welfare and Development Corporation Ltd, Government of Andhra Pradesh Undertaking, 12467 3rd floor, Pothuri Mercantile, NH 16 Service Road, Tadepalli, Guntur District Rep by its Chairman.522501 ...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 Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents more particularly 3rd Respondent in not releasing the Financial Assistance for studying abroad under scheme 2 of A.P State Kapu Welfare and Development Corporation Videshi Vidya Deevana for the year of 2018-2019 to the petitioner application vide.OV2018120218, having been approved the name of the petitioner for the said benefit by the State Level Screening Committee and inspite of completion of their courses as highly illegal, arbitrary violations of the provisions of the settled principles of law and also violation of Articles 14 and 21 Constitution of India and opposed to the Policy Decision of the Government Arbitrary exercise of power and also opposed to legitimate expectation and consequently direct the Respondents to release the scholarship and other amounts to the petitioner forthwith 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 pleased to direct the Respondents to process the sanctioned amount and release forthwith to the petitioner Application No. OV2018120218, pending disposal of the main writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: SUNKARA CHARAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following order: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY Writ Petition No: 10503/2026 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 Petitioner under ‘Videshi Vidhya Deevana’ Scheme for pursuing Masters in abroad as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The facts leading to this case are as follows: The Petitioner had applied for financial assistance under ‘Videshi Vidhya Deevana’ for pursuing Masters in abroad for the year 2018-2019 vide Application No.OV2018120218. After due verification, Respondent No.3 sanctioned Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) in favour of the Petitioner for pursuing the said course. Though, the Petitioner had completed his Course, the financial assistance as promised to the Petitioner was not disbursed to him. 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.10503 of 2026 Dated: 21.04.2026 (deevana) eha