IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND TEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4024 of 2010 Between: Guild of Service Aided High School, Kakinada, East Godavari District. … Petitioner And State of A.P., rep., by its Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri B.P. Raju Counsel for the respondents: GP for School Education This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4024 of 2010 ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not releasing the maintenance grant to the petitioner school as illegal and contrary to G.O.Ms.No.320 dated 16.09.1994. The petitioner sought for a consequential direction to the respondents to pay maintenance grant in terms of the said G.O. At the hearing, it is agreed by the learned counsel for both the parties that the issue raised in this writ petition is covered by order dated 17.09.2001 in WP.No.19253 of 2001 and that following the said order, this Court disposed of W.P.No.6677 of 2005 on 29.03.2005. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for School Education, however, submitted that the petitioner is entitled to the arrears of maintenance grant for a period of three years only. Learned counsel for the petitioner conceded to this submission. In view of the same and following the abovementioned orders, this writ petition is allowed in terms thereof with the clarification that the petitioner is entitled to payment of arrears of maintenance grant for a period of three years only. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP.No.5324 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 19.03.2010 ES Note:- Issue CC in one week. ES