APHC010160082026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 8186 OF 2026 Between: 1. PALANKI JAYA KRISHNA (STUDENT), Rep. by it is father P V V Murali Krishna S/o P.V.V.Balakrishna, Aged about 52 years, Occ Private Employee, Rio D.No 20/228, Bethavolu Village, Gudivada Town, Krishna District. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep.by its Principal Secretary EBC Welfare Department A.P.Secretairat, Velagapudi Amaravati, Guntur District 2. State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Finance and Planning Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District 3. The Managing Director, The A.P. State Kapu Welfare and Development Corporation Ltd., A Government of Andhra Pradesh Undertaking 12-467, 3rd floor, Pothuri Mercantile NH - 16 Service Road, Tadepalli, Guntur District Rep.by its Chairman ...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 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 3rd Respondent in not releasing 2 the Financial Assistance for studying abroad under Videshi Vidya Deevana Scheme' for the year 2018-2019 to my son having been approved of his name for the said benefit by the State Level Screening Committee as highly illegal, 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 financial assistance under the said scheme forthwith to mitigate the hardship of the selected student 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 Pleased to direct the respondents to release the financial assistance to my son under Videshi Vidya Deevana Scheme forthwith pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: SIVA NAGARJUNA SIDHADAPU 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: 8186/2026 O R DE R: The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of Respondents in not releasing the Financial Assistance for studying abroad under Videshi Vidya Deevana Scheme for the year 2018- 2019 to the son of the Petitioner having been approved of his name for the said benefit by the State Level Screening Committee as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The facts leading to this case are as follows: The son of the Petitioner had applied for financial assistance under “Videshi Vidhya Deevana’ for pursuing MBBS (General Medicine) in Far Eastern Federal University, Russia, vide Application ID No.OV2018116884, dated 21.09.2018. After due verification, Respondent No.3 sanctioned Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) in favour of the son of the Petitioner for pursuing the said course. Though, the Petitioner had completed his Course, the financial assistance as promised to the son of 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 4 in order, the Respondents are directed to release the amounts to the Petitioner within a further period of eight (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: 30.03.2026 eha 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.8186 of 2026 Dated: 30.03.2026 eha