THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.8150 OF 2010 Dated 13th April, 2010 Between: Nehru Convent High School, Ashok Nagar, Kakinada and 3 others. …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh and 3 others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri N.Subba Rao Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Education The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in releasing maintenance grant to the petitioners in terms of the A.P.Maintenance Grant Regulation Act, 1995 (for short ‘the Act’) as amended by the A.P.Private Educational Institutions Maintenance Grant (Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 2007 (for short ‘the 2007 Amendment Act’), as illegal and arbitrary. 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 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 submissions, 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. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.10482 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 13th April, 2010 lur