WP/24644/2025 of MUGUDI SRINIVASA RAO Vs THE STATE OF AP on 31 August 2026

APHC010482592025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE 1st DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N

WRIT PETITION NO: 24644/2025

Between:

1. MUGUDI SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. SRI RAMULU, AGED 49 YEARS

RESIDENT

OF

D.NO.44-10-17,

ANNAPURNAMMA

PETA,

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. THE STATE OF AP, , REP. BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTION WELFARE DEPARTMENT, AP

SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRI. SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AP SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

3. THE

MANAGING

DIRECTOR,

ECONOMICALLY

BACKWARD

CLASSES WELFARE DEPARTMENT, 2ND FLOOR, SRI VISHNU

TOWERS, KRISHNAVENI SCHOOL ROAD, PORANKI, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT.

4. THE DIRECTOR, BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT.

5. THE

DISTRICT

COLLECTOR

EBC

WELFARE

WING,

EAST

GODAVARI DISTRICT.

6. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR BC WELFARE WING, EAST GODAVARI

DISTRICT.

7. THE

DISTRICT

BC

WELFARE

OFFICER,

EAST

GODAVARI

DISTRICT.

8. THE DISTRICT EBC WELFARE OFFICER, EAST GODAVARI

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 topleased to issue a WRIT OF MANDAMUS or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction. declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing financial assistance of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Ten Lakh) to the daughter of the petitioner Mugudi Nuvarna Parvathi under Application ID No.

OV2018121212 despite sanction of funds by the Government as per Proceedings Order of G.O.Rt No. 174 dated 07.12.2017 r/w. G.O.Ms.No.29

dated 27.08.2016 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to release financial assistance of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Ten Lakh) to the daughter of the petitioner Mugudi Nuvarna Parvathi under Application ID No. OV2018121212 as per G.O.Rt No.174 dated 07.12.2017

r/w. G.O.Ms. No.29 dated 27.08.2016 and Proceedings of 4th Respondent in RC.No.B1/3112/2019 Dt.11.12.2019 forthwith and 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 to release financial assistance of Rs.

10,00,000/- (Ten Lakh) to the daughter of the petitioner Mugudi Nuvarna Parvathi under Application ID No. OV2018121212 as per G.O.Rt No.174

dated 07.12.2017 r/w. G.O.Ms. No.29 dated 27.08.2016 and Proceedings of 4th Respondent in RC.No.B1/3112/2019 Dt.11.12.2019 forthwith pending disposal of above Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. ANASURI ESWAR SAI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE

2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING

The Court made the following order:

The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of Respondents in not releasing the financial assistance of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only), to the daughter of the petitioner (Application I.D. No.OV2018121212)

under 'NTR Videshi Vidyadarana' Overseas Scholarship scheme, as illegal and arbitrary.

2.

The petitioner’s daughter by name Mugudi Nuvarna Parvathi completed B-Tech Engineering - Mechanical in SRKR Engineering College, Bheemavaram and thereafter applied for the Scholarship under Videshi Vidydarana, with the 6th respondent herein to pursue her studies in abroad under Application ID No. OV2018121212 as she was selected to pursue her Masters Course at IPEG College situated in Paris of France Country. On such application she was selected for the Videshi Vidyadarana Scholarship under the BC-D

Category

as

per

4th

Respondent's

Proceedings