IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 8380 of 1998 Between: S.R.M. Junior College Rep. by Correspondent B. Satya Prakash, Jogipet. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, 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 will be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in imposing conditions on Scholarships and concessional Bus-passes in his Rc.No.1004/E4-3/1996-97 dated 15-7-1996 is illegal and arbitrary and offends Art.14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the Scholarships to the students belonging Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes and Backward Communities who are studying in the petitioners junior College. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.V.SRIHARI Counsel for Respondents : G.P. FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Education. Questioning the action of the 2nd respondent in imposing conditions on Scholarships and concessional Bus-passes in his Rc.No.1004/E4-3/1996-97 dated 15-7-1996, the present writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to pay the Scholarships to the students belonging Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes and Backward Communities who are studying in the petitioners junior College. 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 petitioner- 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 the same, 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: 28.4.2005 DA/SVV To 1 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4 Two CCs to the G.P. for Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two CD copies.