IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.9967 of 2000 Between: K.Raghunatha Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND University Grants Commission, rep.by its Secretary, New Delhi and another .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.9967 of 2000 O R D E R: The only controversy in this writ petition is that the 1st respondent University Grants Commission has not released the Living Expenses Allowances and other contingencies due to the petitioner in respect of the extended period of the Teacher Fellowship from 14.07.1986 to 13.07.1989. The 1st respondent filed a counter stating that the University Grants Commission awarded Teacher Fellowship to the petitioner for a period of one year under the faculty improvement programme from 01.02.1985 to 31.01.1986 for doing M.Phil under VI plan period. The commission subsequently extended for two more years from 14.07.1986 to 13.07.1988 to complete his Ph.D and later at the request of the petitioner, his fellowship was further extended for one more year from 14.07.1988 to 13.07.1989. It is stated that the petitioner has already received the Living Expenses Allowances and contingencies for the periods from 01.02.1985 to 31.01.1986, 14.07.1986 to 13.07.1987 and 14.07.1987 to 13.07.1988. However, the Living Expenses Allowance and contingency grant were not released for the last extended period of teacher fellowship from 14.07.1988 to 13.07.1989 for want of progress report and audited utilization certificate. It is stated that finally the university submitted its claim vide letter No.7000-UGC-1(6)/84, dated 31.03.1999. It is stated that the college has not settled the earlier accounts of VI plan and therefore, the said contingency and living expenses allowance grant for the period from 14.07.1988 to 13.07.1989 was not released to the petitioner. It is further stated that the petitioner has not completed Ph.D degree. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has completed Ph.D degree and admittedly the University also submitted its claim vide its letter dated 31.03.1999 for release of the Living Expenses Allowance as well as contingency for the extended period of Teacher Fellowship from 14.07.1988 to 13.07.1989, and as the petitioner has already completed Ph.D, the 1st respondent cannot withhold the said amount on the ground that the college has not settled the earlier accounts and the petitioner has not completed the Ph.D. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the 1st respondent to release the Living Expenses Allowance and contingency due to the petitioner for the extended period of teacher fellowship for doing M.Phil for the period from 14.07.1988 to 13.07.1989, within a period of 8 (eight) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 02.12.2010 Dsr