IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 27194 of 2008 Between: Tayyib Muslim Polytechnic College, rep. by its President S. Khader Basha, S/o. S. Ghouse Peer, R/o.D.No.7/705-1, Mochampet, Kadapa City & District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare (EDN-2) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Social Welfare Officer, Social Welfare Department, Pragathi Bhavan, Kadapa District, Kadapa. 3 The Assistant Social Welfare Officer, Social Welfare Department, Pragathi Bhavan, Kadapa District, Kadapa. 4 The Assistant Tribal Welfare Officer, Tribal Welfare Office, Pragathi Bhavan, Kadapa District, Kadapa. 5 The Principal, Tayyib Muslim Polytechnic College, Kadapa District, Kadapa. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the respondents in not sanctioning and renewing the scholarships in pursuance of the proposals forwarded by the 5th respondent herein as arbitrary, illegal, abdication of the statutory duty cast on them and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to sanction / renew the scholarships basing on the proposals, dated 12.07.2006, 14.07.2006, 13.11.2006, 02.08.2007, 13.08.2007 and 27.11.2007 submitted by the 5th respondent and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.R.REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner is a minority educational institution. The first respondent issued G.O.Ms.No.90, dated 30.07.2002 framing certain guidelines with regard to admission of students belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) community. The petitioner following the guidelines issued under the said G.O., accommodated as many as 60 students under SC and ST community every year without insisting them for payment of admission fee, as the same is to be reimbursed by the first respondent. While so, the fifth respondent submitted an application for grant of scholarships to the newly admitted students and also for renewal of the scholarships to the students to whom the scholarships were already granted and requested the authorities to release the scholarships to the students. Alleging that though the fifth respondent submitted proposals long ago no action has been taken, the petitioner approached this Court by filing the present writ petition. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare. In view of the above submission of proposals by the fifth respondent, the first respondent is duty bound to release the scholarships in terms of G.O.Ms.No.90, dated 30.07.2002. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents 1 to 4 to consider the proposals submitted by the fifth respondent for release of scholarships as per the guidelines framed under G.O.Ms.No.90, dated 30.07.2002 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. _____________________________ (Gopala Krishna Tamada, J.) 29th December, 2008 Note: Issue C.C. in two days. (B/o) / Js.