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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY

WRIT PETITION NO: 10959 OF 2026

Between:

1. Rachakonda Venkataramana Sivakiran (Student),, Rep.by his father

Rachakonda Narasimha Murthy, aged 56 years, S/o. Gopalakrishna

Murthy, Occupation Private Clerk R/o. 5-64-75/3A,19th Lane

Brodipet,Guntur Urban, Guntur District

...Petitioner

AND

1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal

Secretary, E B C Welfare Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi,

Guntur District.

2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal

Secretary, Finance Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur

District.

3. The Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Brahmin Welfare

Corporation, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, NTR District. 521225

...Respondents

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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 tomay be pleased to Issue a Writ, Order or

Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus for

declaring the inaction of the respondents in releasing the financial

assistance of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) to the son of

the petitioner viz..Rachakonda Venkata Ramana Siva Kiran, under the

Bharati Scheme for Master's Degree Overseas for the year 2019-20

as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, violative of principles of natural

justice and is in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of

India and consequently direct the respondents herein to release the

financial assistance of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) to his

son Rachakonda Venkata Ramana Siva Kiran along with interest on

the delayed payment and to pass such

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 may be pleased to direct the respondents

herein to release the financial assistance of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees

Ten Lakhs only) to his son Rachakonda Venkata Ramana Siva Kiran

along with interest on the delayed payment forthwith, pending

disposal of the main writ petition and to pass such other orders and

grant such

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRIDHAR TUMMALAPUDI

Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR WOMEN DEV CHILD

WELFARE Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR FINANCE

PLANNING

The Court made the following order:

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY

Writ Petition No: 10959 /2026

O R DE R:

The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of

Respondents in not releasing financial assistance of Rs.10,00,000/-

(Rupees Ten Lakhs only) sanctioned to the son of the Petitioner

under ‘Bharati Scheme’ scheme for pursuing Global Business

Management in Loyalist College, Canada as illegal and arbitrary.

2. The facts leading to this case are as follows:

The son of the Petitioner had applied for financial assistance

under “Bharati Scheme’ for pursuing Global Business Management

in Loyalist College, Canada, vide Application ID No.98350. After

due verification, Respondent No.3 sanctioned Rs.10,00,000/-

(Rupees Ten Lakhs only) in favour of the son of the Petitioner for

pursuing the said course. Though, the son of the Petitioner had

completed his Course, the financial assistance as promised to the

son of the Petitioner was not disbursed to him. Hence, the present

Writ Petition is filed.

3. Considering the submissions, this Writ Petition is disposed of,

with the following directions:-

(i) The Respondents are directed to examine the

claim of the Petitioner within a period of six (06) weeks

from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

(ii) In the event, the claim of the Petitioner is held to be

in order, the Respondents are directed to release the

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amounts to the Petitioner within a further period of eight

(08) weeks.

(iii) There shall be no o