Common order closing two PILs regarding the Post Matriculation Scholarship Scheme. The court concluded that the impugned document is no longer being pursued by the Government of Telangana which has decided to implement the scheme under Article 371-D.
The writ petitions and pending miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION Nos. 207 and 209 of 2014
Date: 02.03.2015
PIL.No.207 of 2014 Between:
Pithani Satyanarayana And
… Petitioner
The State of Telangana, rep., by its Chief Secretary Scheduled Caste Development (Edn.) Department, Hyderabad & others.
… Respondents
This Court made the following:
THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI KALYAN JYOTI SENGUPTA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION Nos. 207 and 209 of 2014
COMMON ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Kalyan Jyoti
Sengupta)
When the matters are called learned Advocate General for the State of Telangana appears and submitted written instructions wherein it is stated that the Government of Telangana decided to implement the Post Matriculation Scholarship Scheme to the eligible local students as per the Scholarship Policy in terms of Article 371-D of the Constitution of India as applicable to the State of Telangana.
In view of the aforesaid changed decision, we feel that the Government is not pursuing the impugned document any more. Let a copy of the written instructions is kept on record and a copy thereof shall be supplied to the learned counsel for the petitioners.
The writ petitions are accordingly closed.
Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall also stand closed. No order as to costs.
___________________ K.J. SENGUPTA, CJ
SANJAY KUMAR, J
Date: 02.03.2015 ES
Pithani Satyanarayana
The State of Telangana
Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta
Sanjay Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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