IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 8390 of 2002 Between: 1 Dharmendra J. Patel S/o.J.M.Patel Aided Schools Managements Association, A.P. Registered under Societies Registration Act & Correspondent of L.P.C.T. Gujarathi Vidyalaya, Primary & High School,R.R. Appa Rao Street, Vijayawada-1. 2 S.K.P.V.V.Hindu High Schools Committee Rep. by its Secretary & Correspondent, . Sankarananda Rao Kothapeta, Vijayawada. 3 Sarada High School, Rep. by Correspondent, Dr.B. Krishna Prasad PWD Colony, Pulivendula, Cuddapah District. 4 B.V.B.N.(Boys) & B.G.B.K. (Girls) High School, Rep. by its Correspondent, Dr.B. Krishna Prasad. Jandrapeta, Prakasam District. 5 Yadava High School, Rep. by its Correspondent M. Anjaiah, Old Guntur, Guntur District. 6 K.P.D.T.High School, Rep. by its Correspondent, S.V.L.Suryanarayana Ashoknagar, Eluru, West Godavari District. 7 S.J.G.M.High School, Rep. by its Correspondent, Smt.Naga Dhamayanthi, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District. 8 Sri Vidya Nilayam High School, Rep & by its Correspondent M. Sathyanarayana Vidyanagar Post, via. Thadikalapudi, West Godavari District. 9 S,M.N.B.H.O High School, Rep. by its Secretary & Correspondent, M. Sathyanarayana Garlamadugu, Kavv Gunta Post, Pedavegi Mandal, West Godavari District. 10 S.P.G.R.O. High School, Rep. by its Correspondent, M.V.P.Sesha Sai, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Govt. of A.P. Rep. by its Secretary, School Education, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Director of School Education, Govt. of A.P. Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 3 District Education Officer, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 4 The District Education Officer, Cuddapah District. 5 The District Education Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District. 6 The District Education Officer, Eluru, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction, more particularly in the nature of Writ or Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not releasing Maintenance Grant as due to the schools run by the Petitioners as arbitrary, illegal, contrary to law, capricious, contrary to the provisions of A.P. Education Act and to issue consequential directions to pay the entire amount due till February, 2002 and continue to make payment of Maintenance Grant to the said schools at the rate of 6% p.a. until enhanced in future and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.L.RAVICHANDER Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.8390 of 2002 ORDER: Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said statement, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 21-04-2008 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RAGHU}