APHC010562532025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 29194/2025 Between: 1. KARNAMU SRAVANI, W/O K. SURESH, AGED 28 YEARS, R/O D. NO. 1-48 JALLUVEEDI, REGIDI VILLAGE, REGIDI AMADAVALASA MANDAL VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER A N D 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELGAPUDI GUNTUR. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT COLLECTORATE OFFICE, VIZIANAGARAM 4. THE DIVISIONAL LEVEL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 5. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 6. THE MANDAL EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, REGIDI AMADAVALASA MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...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 to issue a Writ, direction or order, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the Respondents in not releasing the legally entitled funds of Rs. 13,000/- to the Petitioner under Thalliki Vandanam welfare scheme as arbitrary, unjust and violative of Article 14, 21 and 38 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the Respondents to release the legally entitled funds of Rs. 13,000/- to SRK, J W.P.No.29194 of 2025 2 the Petitioner with respect to her second child, provided as financial assistance under Thalliki Vandanam welfare scheme, along with penal interest while directing the respondent authorities to create Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to quickly redress such grievances while identifying the persons responsible for the glitch and responsible for this prolonged agony and pass any such other order or orders that may deem fit and proper in the light of the circumstances. IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 to direct the Respondents to release the funds of Rs. 13,000/- under <Thalliki Vandanam= scheme to the petitioner with respect to her second child forthwith, and pass any such IA NO: 2 OF 2025 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 to implead the proposed Respondents No. 7 and 8 as Respondents No. 7 and 8 in W.P.No. 29194 of 2025, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MAMIDI VAIBHAV RAJ Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following: SRK, J W.P.No.29194 of 2025 3 O R D E R This Writ Petition was filed seeking the following relief: <… to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the legally entitled funds of Rs.13,000/- to the petitioner under >Thalliki Vandanam? welfare scheme as arbitrary, unjust and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 38 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to release the legally entitled funds of Rs.13,000/- to the petitioner to her second child, provided as financial assistance under >Thalliki Vandanam? welfare scheme along with penal interest while directing the respondent authorities to create Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to quickly redress such grievances while identifying the persons responsible for the glitch and responsible for the prolonged agony and pass any such other order or orders …= 2. Contents of the affidavit filed by the Writ Petitioner, in brief, are that she is the mother of two children and beneficiary of >Thalliki Vandanam? welfare scheme; that the husband of petitioner is an agricultural labourer, earning meager amount and they come under the category of Below Poverty Line; that the petitioner was conferred with the benefit under >Thalliki Vandanam? welfare scheme to her first child, but in respect of her second child, viz. Karanam Gnanavika, who is studying Class-I in Mandal Parishad Primary School, Regidi Amadavalasa Mandal, though the petitioner is eligible, no money was paid and the same is reflected in final eligibility list of said scheme. SRK, J W.P.No.29194 of 2025 4 (b) When the petitioner enquired as to why the amounts were not released, she was apprised that the Aadhar card number of petitioner was wrongly entered in student profile; that the petitioner made representation on 31.07.2025 to respondent Nos.5 and 6 including the Head Master of the School, in which her second child was studying, requesting them to correct the Aadhar Card details of the petitioner and to release the amount under the said scheme, but respondent No.5 issued an endorsement dated 11.08.2025, closing the petitioner?s representation, outlining the procedure to release the legally entitled funds. Accordingly, the petitioner followed the entire procedure and got corrected her Aadhar Card details. The petitioner made a representation on 08.09.2025 requesting respondent No.4 to release the funds, but as on the date, the respondent No.4 neither took any steps to release the funds under the said scheme nor issued reply to his representation. Hence, the Writ Petition. 3. Respondent No.6 filed counter-affidavit stating that prior to the admission of petitioner?s 2nd child viz. Karanam Gnanavika in the present school, she studied LKG and UKG standards (Pre-Primary) education at RCM Lourde Matha School at Palakonda village, Parvathipuram Manyam District and while admitting her in the said school, her parents furnished Aadhar Card SRK, J W.P.No.29194 of 2025 5 numbers, wrongly and the said Lourde Matha School, Palakonda had not verified the same and updated the General Profile of the student as such in UDISE Plus code. Subsequently, 2nd child of petitioner joined in 1st standard at MPPS, Regidi village, Regidi Amadalavalasa Mandal, Vizianagaram District and her details, which was recorded earlier in the previous school in UDISE Plus, was brought forward to the present school on the basis of Transfer Certificate. Respondent No.6 already submitted a detailed report on this matter to the District Educational Officer, Vizianagaram, in turn, it was promised to rectify the defect and agreed to provide the amount to the real beneficiary; that the amount which was wrongly credited to the other beneficiary would be recovered from her account and it would credited to the petitioner and the said process has been taken up from the department side. Hence, it is prayed to dismiss the Writ Petition. 4. Heard the learned counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Nerella S.V.Ravi Teja, learned Assistant Government Pleader for School Education representing respondent Nos.1 to 6. Perused the entire material available on record. 5. A perusal of the entire material on record goes to show that though Karanam Gnanavika, who is 2nd child of Writ Petitioner studying 1st Standard in Mandal Parishad Primary School, Regidi SRK, J W.P.No.29194 of 2025 6 Amadavalasa Mandal, is entitled to receive an amount of Rs.13,000/- under >Thalliki Vandanam? welfare scheme, it is due to wrongly updating the Aadhar Card numbers of her parents, by the school authorities of Lourde Matha School, Palakonda, in which, she studied LKG and UKG standards, the petitioner could not be benefitted under >Thalliki Vandanam? scheme in respect of her 2nd child. 6. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for School Education in his counter-affidavit filed for respondent No.6, at paragraph No.5 stated as under: <5. It is submitted that during the time itself the wrong Aadhar Cardholder Thadi Jalajakshi was paid the amount of Talliki Vandanam Scheme?. The amount was remitted to the account of Thadi Jalajakshi. Further, it is submitted that the correct father Aadhar Card Number is recorded as 433154863479 duly deleting the wrongly recorded in the UDISE PLUS Code i.e. xxxx xxxx 0151. It is submitted that all these errors were happened due to wrong noting of Aadhar Card Numbers by previous school administration i.e. Lourde Martha School, Palakonda. It is submitted that after verifying the records and rectified the defects and recorded the correct Aadhar Card Numbers. It is also submitted that I have already submitted detailed report on this matter to the District Educational Officer, Vizianagaram. The District Authorities are promised to rectify the defect and agreed to provide >Thalliki Vandanam Scheme? amount of Rs.13,000/- to Kum. K.Gnanavika student of 1st standard of Regidi M.P.P.S. It is submitted that there are four students were not paid >Thalliki Vandanam Scheme? Regidi M.P.P.School on different reasons which were mentioned as per G.O.Ms.No.26, dated 12.06.2025 of Government of Andhra Pradesh. The District Administration have informed me to clear all these four cases within a short period in due course. It is submitted that the SRK, J W.P.No.29194 of 2025 7 amount which was wrongly credited to Smt. Thadi Jalajakshi will be recovered from her account and it will be re-credited to Smt. Karanam Sravani, W/o. Suresh of Regidi Village and connected process of work is taken up from the department side.= 7. A perusal of the aforesaid paragraph goes to show that respondent authorities have already taken steps to recover the amount which was wrongly credited into the account of one Thadi Jalajakshi and the said sum would be credited into the account of Writ Petitioner. Therefore, recording the same, the present Writ Petition deserves to be allowed. 8. Accordingly, Writ Petition is allowed, directing the respondents to release the legally entitled fund(s) to the Writ Petitioner in respect of her 2nd child viz. Karanam Gnanavika, who is studying 1st Standard in Mandal Parishad Primary School, Regidi Amadavalasa Mandal under >Thalliki Vandanam? welfare scheme, within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, miscellaneous applications pending if any, shall also stand closed. JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY 7th January, 2026. DNB