THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.28621 of 2011 Dated 10th November, 2011 Between: K.Suneal Kumar and others …Petitioners And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri N.Srihari Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 2: AGP for Social Welfare The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.4 in demanding payment of Rs.20,000/- from each of the petitioners by applying G.O.Ms.No.66, dated 08.09.2010, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners have joined first year M.Sc., course in Andhra Christian College. They have pleaded that they were admitted during the academic year 2009 and that they are entitled to the fees reimbursement, as per the Government’s scheme. They felt aggrieved by demand of fees by respondent No.4 on the ground that in view of G.O.Ms.No.66, dated 08.09.2010, they are not entitled to fees reimbursement as they were admitted under spot-admission category in the counselling. In the counter affidavit filed by respondent No.2, it is inter alia stated that the averment of the petitioners that they were admitted during the year 2009 is false. It is stated that the petitioners were admitted under spot-admission category on 14.07.2010 during the academic year 2010-11 and that as per G.O.Ms.No.66, dated 08.09.2010, the students admitted under management quota or spot- admission quota are not eligible for fees reimbursement from the academic year 2010-11 onwards. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners has fairly conceded that the petitioners have made wrong averment that they were admitted during the academic year 2009. He has conceded that the petitioners were admitted in respondent No.4-College on 14.07.2010. In G.O.Ms.No.66, Social Welfare (SW.EDN.2) Department, dated 08.09.2010, it is inter alia prescribed that all the students admitted by the Convenor as notified by the Government shall be eligible for Post Matric Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) under which fees will be reimbursed and the students admitted under management quota or spot-admissions will not be eligible for the benefit under the scheme. At the hearing, it has come out that a memo was issued by the Government that that this G.O., will apply from the academic year 2010-11. In view of the undisputed fact that the petitioners were admitted in the PG Course for the academic year 2010-11, they are not eligible to receive the benefit under PMSS. For the above-mentioned reasons, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.35364 of 2011 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 10th November, 2011 VGB