APHC010038612026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 2520 OF 2026 Between:

1. Seshachala Institute of Management Studies, Rep by its Chairman Sri. Kurella Lakshmi Narayana Moorthy Nagari Road, Puttur, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh - 517 583.

...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-522501 ...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 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 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. 87,32,650/- (Eighty Seven Lakhs Thirty Two Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Rupees) towards Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) for the academic years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 to the Petitioner institution together with interest thereon @ 24percent per annum and issue 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. 7,32,650/- (Eighty Seven Lakhs Thirty Two Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Rupees) towards Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) for the academic years 2017-18, 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: 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:

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.2520 of 2026

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.87,32,650/- 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 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 students are allotted to the petitioner institution through the social welfare department. For the academic years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2