IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 23601 of 2000 Between: Naveena Degree College, rep. by Secretary Muttineni Sudhakar, S/o M.V.Rao, Occ:Secretary, R/o H.No.D-240, Kantisikhara Apartments, Punjagutta, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education, Rep.by its Secretary, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Rep.by its Regional Manager, Jubilee Bus Station, Secunderabad. .....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 issue a appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the conditions refusing to issue bus passes and Scholarship to the students in the Proceeding (1) Rc No.APSCHE/SECY/1999-2000 and (2) Proc. RC No.APSCHE/UG COURSES/BCA/SECY/2000-2001 DT.30-6- 2000, issued to the Writ Petitioner as wholly illegal, arbitrary, unconditional, discriminatory and violative of Article 14 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to issue bus passes and Scholarship to the students of the writ petitioner college every year in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.PRATAP NARAYAN SANGHI Counsel for the Respondent No.1: G.P. for Higher Education Counsel for the Respondent No.2: Standing Counsel for APSRTC The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.23601 OF 2000 ORDER: In this Writ Petition, the condition imposed by first respondent while granting permission for starting Private Un-aided Degree College, which prohibit the College from making recommendations for issue of bus passes and scholarships, is challenged. Strong reliance is placed on the judgment of this Court in Writ Petition No.28965 of 1997 and batch, dt.15.3.1999 wherein it was laid down: Under the circumstances, 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 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes 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. This Court while admitting the Writ Petition passed interim orders directing to issue bus passes to petitioner without referring to proceedings issued by first respondent. In that view of the matter, no further orders are necessary in this Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 17.09.2004. pln To 1. The Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2. The Regional Manager, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Jubilee Bus Station, Secunderabad. 3. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4. 2 CD copies.