Poka Adilakshmi Vs the State of Andhra Pradesh — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

Poka Adilakshmi Vs the State of Andhra Pradesh — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondents to release financial assistance of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees ten lakhs only) to the petitioner's son within eight (8) weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; writ petition disposed of with no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents' failure to release the sanctioned financial assistance of Rs.10,00,000/- to the petitioner's son (named in the order as Kolli Jeevan Teja) under G.O.Rt.No.174 dated 07.12.2017 read with G.O.Ms.No.29 dated 27.08.2016, despite sanction of funds under Application ID No.OV2018121411, is illegal, arbitrary, violative of natural justice and unconstitutional. +1 more

Court's answer

The Court held there is no dispute with regard to the petitioner's son's eligibility for release of the financial assistance.

Ratio / Principle

The respondents are directed to release the financial assistance amount of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees ten lakhs only) to the son of the petitioner.

Key takeaways

The release is to be made within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.ratio¶37

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court (Amaravati), K. Sreenivasa Reddy, J. (order dated 09.10.2025). Writ petition under Article 226 by the mother of an aspirant seeking release of sanctioned financial assistance of Rs.10,00,000/- for her son's postgraduate studies in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Kansas, USA, sanctioned under G.O.Rt.No.174, BC Welfare (B) Dept., dated 07.12.2017 read with G.O.Ms.No.29, BC Welfare (B) Dept., dated 27.08.2016 (Application ID No.OV2018121411). Eligibility of the candidate was undisputed; the Government Pleader sought time citing awaited budget. The Court directed the respondents to release Rs.10,00,000/- within eight (8) weeks of receipt of a copy of the order and disposed of the writ petition with no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions stood closed.

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APHC010471662025

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

TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 24429/2025

Between:

POKA ADILAKSHMI, W/O. POKA YALAMANDA RAO, AGED 49 YEARS, R/O. 1-86B, VELPURU (V), SAVALYAPURAM (M), PALNADU DISTRICT (EARLIER GUNTUR DISTRICT)

...PETITIONER

AND

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, B C WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT

THE DIRECTOR, ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE DEPARTMENT, 2ND FLOOR, SRI VISHNU TOWERS, KRISHNAVENI SCHOOL ROAD PORANKI, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

THE DISTRICT EBC WELFARE OFFICER, GUNTUR DISTRICT, GUNTUR.

...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 to issue order, writ or direction more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing financial assistance of

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Rs. 10,00,000/- (Ten Lakhs) to the son of the petitioner Poka Ashok Chakravarthi as per G.O. Ms. No. 29 dated 27.08.2016 despite sanction of funds by the Government vide Application ID No. OV2018119773 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to release financial assistance of Rs. 10,00,000/(Ten Lakhs) to the son of the petitioner Poka Ashok Chakravarthi forthwith under Application ID No.OV2018119773.

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.RAMESH BABU TALLURI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE

2.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING

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The Court made the following ORDER:

This Writ Petition has been filed seeking to declare the action of respondents in not releasing the financial assistance of Rs.10,00,000/- (Rupees ten lakhs only) to the son of the petitioner by name Kolli Jeevan Teja as per G.O.Rt.No.174, Backward Classes Welfare (B) Department, dated 07.12.2017 read with G.O.Ms.No.29, Backward Classes Welfare (B) Department, dated 27.08.2016, despite sanction of funds by the Government under Application ID No.OV2018121411 as illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles of natural justice and unconstitutional and consequently, direct the respondents to release aforesaid amount forthwith. 2. Son of petitioner completed his graduation in Aeronautical Engineering in the year 2012 with grade A from JNTU, Hyderabad. Since the petitioner’s financial position is economically weak and he has no means to send his son abroad to pursue his further studies, in terms of G.O.Rt.No.174, Backward Classes Welfare (B) Department, dated 07.12.2017 issued by the Government, his son made an application, vide ID.No.OV2018121411 for getting financial assistance of Rs.10,00,000/- to pursue his Post Graduation and also got admission in University of Kansas, USA to for the course of

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Aerospace Engineering. On such application, his son was found eligible and 3^rd respondent also issued proceedings for making payment of Rs.10,00,000/- and that his son went to USA to pursue his Post Graduation Course. According to the guideline No.4(h) issued under G.O.Ms.No.29, dated 27.08.2016, the respondents have to release first installment after the candidate arrives at overseas by uploading Immigration Card and second installment has to be released after uploading the results of first semester. Even though, son of petitioner has complied the said conditions, the respondents failed to release the amount. Hence, he filed the present Writ Petition.

Today, when the matter came up for hearing, learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare, on instructions, submits that the petitioner’s son is eligible candidate and requested time for completion of the process for making payment i.e., receipt of the budget from the Government for sanction of amount to the petitioner’s son.

In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances and as there is no dispute with regard to the petitioner’s son eligibility for release of financial assistance, the respondents are directed to release the financial assistance amount of Rs.10,00,000/(Rupees ten lakhs only) to the son of the petitioner, within a

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period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any,

pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

_______________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J.

Date: 09.10.2025 ARB

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HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY

Writ Petition No.22760 of 2025

Date: 09.10.2025

ARB