APHC010645022025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] THURSDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 33437/2025 Between: 1. PONNURI BALA KRISHNA, S/O. PONNURI NAGESWARA RAO, AGED 27 YEARS, R/O. FLAT NO.202, SAI NIVASAM, SAI NAGAR, OUTER RING ROAD, GORANTIA, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASSES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, ANDHRA PRADESH BRAHMIN WELFARE CORPORATION, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT. 521225. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 for declaring the inaction of the respondents in releasing the financial assistance of Rs.10.00 Lakhs to the son of the petitioner viz., Ponnuri Balakrishna, under the Bharati Scheme for Master's Degree Overseas for the year 2019-20 as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, violative of principles of natural justice and is in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents herein to release the financial assistance of Rs.10,00,000/-(Rupees Ten Lakhs only) to his son Ponnuri Balakrishna along with interest on the delayed payment and to pass 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 Pleased to direct the respondents herein to release the financial assistance of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) to his son Ponnuri Balakrishna along with interest on the delayed payment forthwith, pending disposal of the main writ petition and to 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 May be pleased to amend the cause title to the extent of petitioner herein i.e., to amend the cause title to the extent of petitioner herein i.e., "Ponnuri Nageswara Rao, son of Mallikharjuna Rao, aged 64 years, resident of Flat No.202, Sai Nivasam, Sai Nagar, Outer Ring Road, Gorantla, Guntur District" as "Ponnuri Balakrishna son of Ponnuri Nageswara Rao, aged 27 years, resident of Flat No.202, Sal Nivasam, Sai Nagar, Outer Ring Road, Gorantla, Guntur District, Represented by his father Ponnuri Nageswara 3 Rao" in the above writ petition as well as all its Interlocutory Applications and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAMESH BABU TALLURI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.33437 of 2025 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 (Application I.D. No.44786) under ‘Bharathi’ Overseas Scholarship scheme, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The Petitioner had applied for financial assistance under ‘Bharathi’ Overseas Scholarship scheme for the academic year 2019-2020 and the same was allotted with Application I.D. No.44786. After due verification, Respondent No.3 sanctioned Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) in favour of the Petitioner for pursuing Master of Science (Construction Project Management with Building Information Modelling with Advanced Practice) Course at Northumbria University, United Kingdom. Though, the Petitioner had completed his Master of Science (Construction Project Management with Building Information Modelling with Advanced Practice) Course, the financial assistance as promised to the Petitioner was not 5 disbursed to him. Hence, the present Writ Petition is filed. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare submits that the application of the Petitioner would be considered and amounts would be sanctioned, if the Petitioner is within the conditions specified, for release of the amounts. 4. 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 (08) weeks. (iii) There shall be no order as to costs. 6 As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 12.03.2026 chs 7 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 150 WRIT PETITION NO:33437/2025 Dt. 12.03.2026 chs