THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.19984 of 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to release the Maintenance Grant payable to the petitioner in full in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.320, dated 16.9.1994 issued by the Government. The petitioner, which is a private educational institution, asserts that the upper primary school was admitted to grant-in-aid in the year 1954 and the High School was admitted to grant-in-aid in the year 1975 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the petitioner is entitled to maintenance grant to be paid by the Government to meet its expenditure relating to maintenance, electricity, taxes, salaries to contingent staff, office stationery, etc. Further, the Government in GO.Ms.No.320, dated 16.9.1994, fixed the quantum of maintenance grant payable to the petitioner. Now, the petitioner’s grievance is that though it furnished all the required particulars and made several requests, the Government has not paid the maintenance grant in full to it. The learned Government Pleader for Education appearing for the respondents has submitted that G.O.Ms.No.320 dated 16.9.1994 is no more in existence, and in its place, A.P. Private Educational Institutions Maintenance Grant (Regulation)(Amendment) Act, 2007 or Act 34 of 2007 came into existence with effect from 19.9.2007. It is further submitted that as per the provisions of the said Act, arrears of maintenance grant are restricted to only three years. Once it is clear even from the provisions of the amended Act, which came into force in the year 2007, that the petitioner is entitled to maintenance grant, which is restricted to three years, the authorities are duty bound to pay the maintenance grant. Hence, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage directing the respondents to consider the petitioner’s case and release the arrears of maintenance grant as per the provisions of Act 34 of 2007 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. No costs. ____________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA,J Date:18.07.2011 Note: CC within three days. b.o. lvl THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.19984 of 2011 Dt. 18.07.2011