IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 19854 of 2004 Between: Bhagawan Sri Satya Sai Baba (E.M.& T.M.) High School, Gorakshanpeta, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District Rep. by its Secretary and Correspondent. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Secretary to Govt., School Education Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of School Education, A.P.,Hyderabad. 3 The District Educational Officer, Kakinada, East Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare as illegal, arbitrary the action of the respondents in not releasing and paying the maintenance Grant in terms of G.O.Ms.No.320 Education Department, dated 16.9.1994 and issue a consequential direction to the respondents to pay the maintenance Granted. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.P.RAJU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned Government Pleader for School Education appearing for the respondents. Both the counsel agreed for disposal of the writ petition in the light of the orders passed by this Court in WP.No.19253 of 2001 and subsequent orders thereto. Following the same, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents herein to release the maintenance granted to the petitioner-schools in terms of G.O.Ms.No.320, Education (Ps-2) Department, dated 16-09-1994, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. 29th OCTOBER, 2004. kvni To 1 The Secretary to Government, State of Andhra Pradesh, School Education Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of School Education, A.P.,Hyderabad. 3 The District Educational Officer, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 4 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for School Education, A.P.High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two CD copies.