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APHC010157872026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY,THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY

WRIT PETITION NO: 8118 OF 2026 Between:

1. VIGNANS LARA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Rep by its Principal Sri. Kopparthi Phaneendra Kumar Vadlamudi,

Chebrolu Mandal, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh- 522 213.

...Petitioner AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Principal Secretary Higher Education Department, AP Secretariat

Buildings Velagapudi, Guntur District.522238

2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary Social Welfare Department, Tulluru, Secretariat Buildings

Velagapudi, Guntur District.522238

3. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary Finance Department, Tulluru, Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi,

Guntur District.522238

4. The Director, Social Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh Velagapudi, Guntur District, Andhra

Pradesh.522238 ...Respondents

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

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the Petitioner Institution to a tune of Rs. 73,21,500/- (Seventy Three Lakhs Twenty One Thousand Five Hundred Rupees) towards reimbursement of the expenditure incurred by them under the Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) scheme for the academic years 2016-17 to 2018-19 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. 73,21,500/- (Seventy Three Lakhs Twenty One Thousand Five Hundred Rupees) towards Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) for the academic years 2016-17 to 2018-19 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 2026 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. 73,21,500/- (Seventy Three Lakhs Twenty One Thousand Five Hundred Rupees) towards Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) for the academic years 2016-17 to 2018-19 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: SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI

Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE

Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following order:

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.8118 of 2026

O R DE R:

The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of

the Respondents in not releasing the admitted due amount to a tune of Rs.73,21,500/- together with interest thereon @ 24 % per annum to the Petitioner-College towards reimbursement of the expenditure incurred by them under the 'Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) scheme for the academic years 2016-17 to

2018-2019.

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

follows:

The Petitioner is a private unaided college. In order to

promote academic education in the State, State Government had introduced a scheme originally titled as Right to Tuition Fee (RTE) and Maintenance fee of Student (MTF) through the Social Welfare Department. The