THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.17439 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioners are Educational Institutions, admitted to Grant-in- aid. They have approached this Court, with a prayer to direct the respondents, to release the Maintenance Grant, placing reliance upon G.O.Ms.No.320, Education, dated 16.09.1994, as well as Ordinance 9 of 2007, amending the A.P.Private Educational Institutions Maintenance Grant (Regulation) Act 1995 (for short, ‘the Act’). Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for School Education. With a view to improve the efficiency of the Private Educational Institutions, admitted to Grant-in-aid, the Government had initiated number of measures, on such being the provision of Maintenance Grant, upto 2% of the amount of salary being released for the teachers of the institution. The Act has also been amended, through an Ordinance, to provide for the same. There is no reason why the petitioners be not extended the same. The Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners, for releasing the Maintenance Grant, in accordance with the relevant provisions of law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________________ JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA JUNE 23, 2011 YVL IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.17439 OF 2011 Between: Sri Bramaramba Aided High School and others. .....PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.17439 OF 2011 June 23, 2011 YVL