APHC010557362025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3460]

AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 29071/2025 Between:

1. G LOBAL INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT SRI. SHAIK MAHAMMAD RAFI MARKAPUR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 523 316.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AP SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, TULLURU, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

3. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, AP SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT

4. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, TULLURU, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

5. T HE DIRECTOR, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

6. T HE DIRECTOR, TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT D.NO.40-3/1-46/4A, KONERU LAKSHMAIAH STREET, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH-520010 ...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toPleased to issue an appropriate writ more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not releasing the admitted due amounts to the Petitioner Institution towards reimbursement of the expenditure incurred by them under the Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) scheme for the academic years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 for obvious reasons as being arbitrary, illegal and violating Articles 14, 16, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and also in contravention of the GO Ms. No.81, Social Welfare Department, Dated 07-05-2019 and GO Ms. No.115, Social Welfare Department, Dated 30-11-2019 and consequential Government Orders and consequently direct the Respondents to release the admitted amount to a tune of Rs.93,51,827/- (Ninety Three Lakhs Fifty One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Seven Rupees) towards Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) for the academic years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 to the Petitioner institution together with interest thereon @ 24PERCENT per annum and issue such other writ or order or direction as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of case IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to direct the Respondents to release the admitted amount to a tune of Rs.93,51,827/- (Ninety Three Lakhs Fifty One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Seven Rupees) towards Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) for the academic years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 to the Petitioner institution together with interest thereon @ 24% per annum, pending disposal of the Writ Petition, in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

2. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE

3. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following:

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.29071 of 2025

O R DE R:

1. The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of the Respondents in not releasing the admitted due amount to a tune of Rs.93,51,827/- (Ninety Three Lakhs Fifty One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Seven Rupees), together with interest thereon @ 24 % per annum to the Petitioner Institution towards reimbursement of the expenditure incurred by them under the 'Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) scheme' for the academic years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.

2. The facts leading to filing of this petition are as follows:

The petitioner is a private unaided college. In order to promote academic educa