Yarravarapu Aravind (Student) v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
APHC W.P. 7886/2026 (Nyapathy Vijay, J., decided 24.03.2026): non-release of Rs.10,00,000/- overseas-scholarship assistance sanctioned under the Videshi Vidya Dharana / N.T.R. Videshi Vidhya dharana Scheme (G.O. Ms. No. 29 dated 27.08.2016; Application ID No. OV2018119440) for M.B.B.S. at Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China; respondents: State of Andhra Pradesh (BC Welfare; Finance and Planning), Director BC Welfare, District BC Welfare Officer Prakasam; petitioner: Yarravarapu Aravind through father Yarravarapu Seshubabu; counsel: Siva Nagarjuna Sidhadapu; disposed of with time-bound examine-and-release directions (six weeks examination, eight weeks release), no costs. Keywords: writ of mandamus, scholarship arrears, student welfare, backward classes, financial assistance, Andhra Pradesh.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: respondents to examine the claim within six weeks and, if found in order, release the sanctioned assistance of Rs.10,00,000/- within a further eight weeks; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions (including IA No. 1 of 2026) closed.