APHC010685742025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 35514/2025 Between: 1. PANDALANENI VENKATA PUNNARAO,, S/O VEERA RAGHAVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 3-183, KUNCHANAPALLI VILLAGE, TADEPALLI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, NEELADRI TOWERS, 6TH BATTALION ROAD, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 3. THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE KAPU WELFARE AND DEVELOPING CORPORATION LTD, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, 12-467, 31C FLOOR, POTHURI MERCANTILE, NH-16 SERVICE ROAD, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.A.P. 4. THE KAPU CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, 12-467, 3RD FLOOR, POTHURI MERCANTILE, NH-16 SERVICE ROAD, TADEPALLI, 2 GUNTUR DISTRICT.A.P. ...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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS, declaring action of the respondents 3 and 4 in not releasing financial assistance of Rs. 10,00,000/-(Ten Lakhs only) to the son of the petitioner Rajesh Pandalaneni under application ID No. OV2018121426 despite sanction of funds by the Government as per G.O.Rt.No. 16 dated 17.05.2016 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, and consequently direct the respondents to release financial assistance of Rs. 10,00,000/- to the son of the petitioner Rajesh Pandalaneni under application ID No. OV2018121426 as per G.O.Rt. No. 16 dated 17.05.2016 forthwith 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 3 & 4 to release financial assistance under Videsi Vidhya Deevena scheme of Rs. 10,00,000/- to the son of the petitioner Rajesh Pandalaneni under application ID No. OV2018121426 as per G.O.Rt.No. 16 dated 17.05.2016 forthwith pending disposal of the main writ petition 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 permit the petitioner to amend the cause title in W.P. No.35514 of 2025 as follows; It is hereby prayed that this Honble Court may be pleased to amend the cause title as 1. Pandalaneni Venkata Punnarao, S/o Veera Raghavaiah, aged about 50 years, 3-183, Kunchanapalli Village, Tadepalli Mandal, Guntur District. 2. Pandalaneni Rajesh, S/o Pandalaneni Venkata Punnarao, aged 3 about 30 years, 3-183, Kunchanapalli Village, Tadepalli Mandal, Guntur District. Now temporarily residing at AUSTRALIA (1st Petitioner is the Natural Guardian to the 2nd Petitioner) in the above writ petition in W.P. No. 35514 of 2025 as per the direction of this Honble Court and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M DURGA PRASAD RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE 2. K RADHIKA 3. Chejarla Venkateswara rao SC For A.P.Kapu welfare and developement Corp.LTD The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.35514 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 No.2 (Application I.D. No.OV2018121426) under ‘Videshi Vidya Deevana’ Overseas Scholarship scheme, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The Petitioner No.2 had applied for financial assistance under ‘Videshi Vidya Deevana’ Overseas Scholarship scheme for the academic year 2018-2019 and the same was allotted with Application I.D. No. OV2018121426. After due verification, Respondent No.4 sanctioned Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) in favour of the Petitioner No.2 for pursuing Master of Information Technology and Systems at University of Tasmania Sandy Bay Hobart campus Tasmania, Australia. Though, the Petitioner No.2 had completed his Course, the financial assistance as promised to the Petitioner No.2 was not disbursed to him. Hence, the present Writ Petition is filed. 3. Learned Standing Counsel for Respondent 5 No.4/Corporation submits that the application of the Petitioner No.2 would be considered and amounts would be sanctioned, if the Petitioner No.2 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 Petitioners 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 Petitioners is held to be in order, the Respondents are directed to release the amounts to the Petitioners 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. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 23.02.2026 RSD 6 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 266 WRIT PETITION NO:35514/2025 Dt. 23.02.2026 RSD