IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 6960 of 1998 Between: Sri Krishna Sarada Degree College, Rep. by its Correspondent P.Nagarjuna Reddy, S/o Bhaskar Reddy, 38 years, Porumamilla, Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of AP Rep. by its Secretary, Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The AP State Counsel of Higher Education, Rep. by its Secretary, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner of Scheduled Caste Welfare, Hyderabad. 4 The Commissioner of Tribal Welfare, Hyderabad. 5 The Commissioner of Backward Classes Welfare, Hyderabad. .....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 to issue a Writ, or order or direction mere particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, holding that the action of the 2nd respondent in imposing condition in scholarships and Bus-passes in his procs.Rc.No.APSEHE New Deg.Colleges/Sec/97-98,dt. 5.7.1997 as illegal and arbitrary and offends Art.14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents to pay the scholarships to the students belonging to the scheduled castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward communities who are studying in petitioners College. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.D.KODANDARAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents 1 and 2: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Education. This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the second respondent in imposing a condition in the issue of bus passes and scholarships to the students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Communities, studying in the petitioner’s college, through his proceedings Rc.No.APSEHE New Deg. Colleges/Sec/97-98, dated 05-07-1997, as illegal arbitrary and arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to pay the scholarships to them. Similar writ petitions in W.P. No.28965 of 1997 and batch were disposed of by this Court on 15-3-1999 with the following directions. “The writ petitions are disposed of with a direction that the petitioners- students and similarly situate students shall be extended the benefit of scholarships for SC/STs and BCs and they shall also be issued concessional bus and railway passes in accordance with their respective rules and regulations without reference to the stipulations made by the Intermediate Board in respect of these two benefits while granting recognition. If any applications are already pending before the authorities for extension of these benefits, the same shall be considered in accordance with the rules and regulations.” In view of this, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the directions granted in W.P. No.28965 of 1997 and batch restricting the relief only to scholarships for Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes and Backward Communities. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 23-02-2005 Svv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary, Department of Education, Government of AP, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, A.P. State Counsel of Higher Education, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner of Scheduled Caste Welfare, Hyderabad. 4 The Commissioner of Tribal Welfare, Hyderabad. 5 The Commissioner of Backward Classes Welfare, Hyderabad. 6 Two C.Cs. to the G.P. for Social Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 7 Two CD copies. Enclosed a copy of judgment dated 15-3-1999 made in W.P. No.28965 of 1997. Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KKG}