IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.18655 of 2001 Between: 1 Indira Gandhi Aided Elementary School Rep.by its Correspondent S.Manjula, W/o.M.Nagaraju R/o.H.No.47/42, Budawaripeta, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 2 Aided Elementary School Rep.by its Correspondent Mr.G.Prasad S/o.G.George, Waddegeri, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 3 Balaji Aided Elementary School Rep.by its Correspondent Mr.G.Subba Rao R/o.Budawaripeta, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 4 Vivekananda Junior Basic School Rep.by its Correspondent S.Y.D.Prasada Rao, S/o.Gyananadham, Bogguline, Nandyal, Kurnool District. 5 Sri Ravindra Aided Primary School Rep.by its Correspondent T.Venkatalakshmamma, R/o.Padkandla,, Allagadda, Kurnool District. 6 Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Aided Upper Primary School Rep.by its Correspondent T.Srinivasulu,S/o.T.C.Rangaiah, R/o.Mandalur Post, Rudravaram Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Govt.of A.P. Rep.by its Secretary, Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of School Education Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 The District Educational Officer, Kurnool, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing the maintenance grant to the petitioners schools as prescribed percentage as per G.O.Ms.No.320 Edn (PS2) Department dt.16-9-96 is arbitrary, unjust, and unreasonabl;e and consequently direct the respondents to pay the maintenance grant to the petitioners schools immediately, and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.GIRIMOJI RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.18655 of 2001 ORDER: The matter relates to release of maintenance grant as per G.O.Ms.No.320, dated 16- 09-1994. A counter has been filed stating that the managements of the schools were already instructed to send the difference of maintenance grant proposals vide proceedings, dated 23-11-2001, and accordingly the same was allotted to the Aided Schools for the year 2001-02. In view of the same, no orders are required to be passed in the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 21-04-2008 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KMR}