APHC010029802026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 2347/2026 Between: Sura Radha ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VIVEKANANDA VIRUPAKSHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.2347 of 2026 O R DE R: 1. The Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of the Respondents in not paying an amount of Rs.2,15,000/- to the Petitioner towards Post Metric Scholarship as provided vide G.O.Ms.No.66 SW (SW.EDN.2) Department, dated 08.09.2010. 2. The State Government had issued G.O.Ms.No.66 SW (SW.EDN.2) Department, dated 08.09.2010, providing Post Metric Scholarship to the students belonging to SC/ST/BC, Economically Backward Classes, Minorities, and the Physically Challenged. The petitioner, who is claiming to be the student belonging to Economically Backward Classes (EBC), had submitted an application for sanction of scholarship online for each academic year. The relevant I.D. numbers of the Petitioner are as follows: ‘201709097611, 201809097611 and 201909097611’. 3. The Petitioner states that the amount as entitled by the Petitioner was not paid, and only a part of the sanctioned amount of the first year, i.e., Rs.35,000/- out of Rs.90,000/-, was paid during the year 2016-2017, and the remaining amounts pertaining to the 3 academic years, i.e., 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019- 2020, were not paid. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare would submit that the application of the Petitioner would be examined and appropriate decision will be taken taking into consideration the criteria prescribed under G.O.Ms.No.66 SW (SW.EDN.2) Department, dated 08.09.2010. 5. Heard the respective counsel. 6. In the light of the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions: i) The Respondent Authorities are directed to examine the application of the Petitioner dated 15.09.2016 and pass appropriate orders thereon within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. ii) There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 29.01.2026 eha 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 2347/2026 Dt. 29.01.2026 eha