IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.12554 of 2010 Between: Sri Sarada High School, Giddaluru, Prakasam District. … Petitioner And Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Secretary, Education Dept., Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. G. Premalatha for Smt. S. Nanda Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Education The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.12554 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering the petitioner’s representation dated 28.07.2009 for release of maintenance grant arrears since 1999 in terms of G.O.Ms.No.320, dated 16.09.1994, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, it is represented by the learned counsel for both the parties that the issue raised in this writ petition is covered by order dated 28.04.2010 in Writ Petition No.9922 of 2010, wherein it is held as under: “At the hearing, Sri N. Subba Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that while the petitioners are entitled to the maintenance grant under the Act and G.O.Ms.No.320, Education, dated 16.09.1994, the respondents have unjustly withheld such grant. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for College Education representing the respondents submitted that under the A.P. Private Educational Institutions Maintenance Grant (Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 2007 (for short, “the 2007 Amendment Act”), the right of the private institutions to receive the maintenance arrears is restricted to the period of three years. It is also submitted that identical writ petitions have been disposed of with the direction to the respondents to consider and release the maintenance grant in terms of the Act as amended by the 2007 Amendment Act. Having regard to the above submission, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents to consider the petitioners’ claims for release of maintenance grants and release the same in terms of the Act as amended by the 2007 Amendment Act within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.” Inasmuch as the relief claimed in this writ petition is similar to the one claimed in the abovementioned writ petition, this writ petition is disposed of in terms of the said order with the direction that the reasons and directions contained therein shall form part of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.15809 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also disposed of. __________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 04.08.2010. ES