THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.16949 OF 2002 DATED:12.8.2005 Between: K.Kiran Kumar, Kakarla Village Prakasam District And others …Petitioners And A.P.State Road Transport Corporation Through its Managing Director at Musheerabad, Hyderabad and others …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.16949 OF 2002 ORDER: In this Writ Petition the action of the respondents in denying concessional bus passes to the students of fifth respondent college on par with other recognized colleges as arbitrary, illegal and discriminatory and to direct the respondents to extend the facility of concessional bus passes to the students of fifth respondent college. Strong reliance is placed on the judgment of this Court in Writ Petition No.28965 of 1997 and batch, dt.15.3.1999 wherein it was laid down. Under the circumstances, the Writ Petitions are disposed of with a direction that the petitioners – students and similarly situate students shall be extended the benefit of scholarships for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes and they shall also be issued concessional bus and railway passes in accordance with their respective rules and regulations without reference to the stipulations made by the Intermediate Board in respect of these two benefits while granting recognition. If any applications are already pending before the authorities for extension of these benefits, the same shall be considered in accordance with the rules and regulations. Following the same, present Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the above judgment. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 12.8.2005 bnr