IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 12327 of 2008 Between: D.V.Swamy Aided U.P.School, D.No.19-7-61, Mantripagada Street, Kakinada, East Godavari District, rep.by its Manager & Correspondent U.Ramakrishna Rao ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of AP.,rep.by its Secretary School Education Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner & Director of School Education Saifabad, Hyderabad 3 The District Educational Officer, Kakinada, East Godavari 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 issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondents as illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional in paying the Maintenance Grant to the petitioner school in terms of G.O.Ms.No.320 dated 16.9.1994 for the period of 2005-06 to 2006-07 and 2007-08 and consequently to direct the respondents to forthwith pay the Maintenance Grant to the petitioner School and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.P.RAJU Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed to declare the action of the respondents in not releasing and paying the maintenance grant to the petitioner-school in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.320, dated 16.9.1994 for the years 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. When the matter is taken up for consideration, it is represented by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner-school and Government Pleader for School Education appearing on behalf of the respondents that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in W.P.No.19253 of 2001 dated 17.09.2001 and that following the said decision similar other writ petitions were also disposed of. In the circumstances, following the decision in W.P.No.19253 of 2001 dated 17.9.2001, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release the Maintenance Grant to the petitioner-School in terms of G.O.Ms.No.320, Education Department, dated 16.09.1994 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. 23rd June 2008. (B.Seshasayana Reddy,J) tnb ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.12327 OF 2008 POSTED IN WEB 23RD JUNE 2008