HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.545 of 2008 Date : 10.11.2011 Between : Govt. Aided Velangini Telugu Medium School, Kazipet, Warangal, rep. by its Correspondent & Secretary. …..Petitioner And The Govt. of A.P. rep. by its Secretary, School Education Department & others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.545 of 2008 ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks directions by way of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondents in not releasing the sum of Rs.38,679/- towards the maintenance granted to the petitioner-school as illegal and arbitrary, with a consequential direction to consider the representation, dated 25.11.2006, filed by the petitioner. The claim of petitioner is based on the provisions under A.P. Private Educational Institutions Maintenance Grant (Regulation) Act, 1995. The petitioner is claiming the sum of Rs.38,679/- towards the arrears of grant for the academic years 1997-98 to 2005-06. The Government enacted The A.P. Private Educational Institutions Maintenance Grant (Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 2007, by which, amendments are made to the A.P. Private Educational Institutions Maintenance Grant (Regulation) Act, 1995. The said amendment Act came into force from 19th September 2007. In terms of the amendment, the claim for arrears of maintenance grant will not be allowed beyond three years from the date on which it became due and all such claims for arrears shall lapse. In view of the amendments made to the A.P. Private Educational Institutions Maintenance Grant (Regulation) Act, 1995, no direction can be granted as prayed for, for payment of Rs.38,679/- towards the arrears of maintenance grant for the years 1997-98 to 2005-06. However, the arrears for the period of three years, can be claimed. In that view of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction that if there are any arrears within the period of three years, it is open for the petitioner to make an application for payment of such amount, but no direction can be granted as prayed for, for payment of arrears which are barred by the provisions of the amended Act. Therefore, granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition claiming the arrears for three years, if any, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 10th November 2011 ajr