THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.30657 of 2010 Dated 09th November, 2011 Between: R.Balaji and others …Petitioners And Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary, Tribal Welfare, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri J.Narender Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP for Social Welfare The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to set aside proceedings in Rc.No.J2/2130, dated 27.07.2010, of respondent No.2, to the extent of the children of the petitioners. The children of the petitioners were admitted in the Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur (for short ‘the School’), in Class-II. On the basis of the list of the selected candidates submitted by the Board of Governors of the School, 07 ST students, including the children of the petitioners herein, were sanctioned scholarships in terms of G.O.Rt.No.329, Social Welfare (Q) Department, dated 21.05.1993. Subsequently, respondent No.2 has addressed the impugned letter to respondent No.5, wherein she has informed that as 05 ST students, including the children of the petitioners herein, have not satisfied the requirements of G.O.Rt.No.329, dated 21.05.1993, the Social Welfare department will not sanction scholarships for them. Questioning this communication, the petitioners filed the present writ petition. Even though the petitioners have not filed a copy of G.O.Rt.No.329, dated 21.05.1993, at the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners has furnished the same. A perusal of this G.O., would show that the Government has inter alia extended the scheme of granting scholarship to all those SC/ST students, who have been admitted to Hyderabad Public Schools at Begumpet and Ramanthapur on merit basis over and above the statutory reservation quota. In the impugned communication, it is stated that even though scholarships were sanctioned in favour of the 07 ST children on the basis of the list of selected candidates received from the Board of Governors, on his intense persuasion, respondent No.2 was able to get merit list along with individual marks and cut off mark for admission under general/merit category and that it was found therefrom that 05 students mentioned in the said letter including the children of the petitioners did not secure admission in the general/merit category. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners has disputed this stand of respondent No.2 that the children of the petitioners have not secured admission in the general/merit category. Under the G.O., referred to above, it is only those SC/ST students who have been admitted on merit basis over and above the statutory reservation quota that are entitled for the scholarships. As there is no dispute on the fact that the children of the petitioners have not satisfied the said condition, I do not find any illegality in the action of respondent No.2 in deciding not to pay scholarships to them. For the above-mentioned reasons, the writ petition fails and the same is accordingly dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, interim order, dated 11.07.2011, shall stand vacated and W.P.M.P.Nos.39024/2010 and 22264/2011 are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 09th November, 2011 VGB