Durgam Ravinder v. 1. The State of Telangana

Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus to declaring the to pass any writ order or direction one more particutarly in the nature of [t4andamus by calling for reports relating to the affairs and management of the HPS Begumpet and Ramanthapur a)by directing the Board of Governors and the State to file a report before this Hon'ble court with regard to the developments after the Judgement of this Hon'ble court in WP No- 8391 of 1997 and batch reported in 1998 (3) ALD 775. b)Reasons for closure of SC/ST Hostel in HPS Begumpet and HPS Ramanthapur c)lmplementation of reservation to the SC/ST and Backward classes in matters of admission and recruitment of the employees d)Management of funds - The Management of the funds collected by way of huge fees from the students of Respondent No.7 and B, the method of application of the of the schools revenue and the policy of surplus revenue management e)Method adopted rn out sourcing of contracts relating to sports, catering, Teaching, security, ERP lT Management and other services in the schools by enlisting the regular, contract and non-regular teaching staff, as whether approval of the Board of Governors is obtained f)whether permission is granted by the Government for constructing the new building, permissions obtained from the GHMC and amounts spent on the conslruction of the said buildings in the heritage site g)Total extent of land in possession by the Respondent No.7 and B and the action taken on encroachments by the Respondents h)Recruitment process transparency and unifolmity is payment of salaries of the teaching and non-teaching staff i)Direct the respondent No.4 to conduct survey and remove the encroachments in the Government lands leased the schools and j)Rendition of accounts of the society on annual basis to the Govt for suitable enquiry on the fund utilization of the HPS society, k)to appoint independent vigilance team comprising of vigilance commissioner along with a team of specialized in the school administration department. l) to declare the action of the Government in not taking any action against the HPS Society against the claims of ownership and title to the school properties and the schools are being managed like private intuitions for making profits, irresponsible expenditure, diluting the standards of education in the state owned premier heritage institution as illegal, uncon stitutional and consequently direct the Government take necessary steps for proper management of the schools. l.A.NO:1 OF 2025 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 to direct the HYDRA, Respondents No.4 to inspect the land, conduct survey along with respondent No.11 and to file report on the encroachments in the Government lands held by the HPS Society and the HPS schools in Begumpet and Ramanthapur and file a report before this Hon'ble court pending disposal of this petition. l.A.NO:2 OF 2025 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 to direct the Respondents No.1 and 2 to conduct inspection into the Financial records, policy on fixing the tuition fees, other fees being collected from students by the HPS Society and the HPS Begumpet and HPS Ramanthapur and file a report before his Hon'ble Court pending disposal of this petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI P.K.KALYANI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2 : SRI T.VENKAT RAJU GOUD, GP FOR EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondent No.3 : G.P FOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent Nos.4 & 10 : Ms. B.DIVYA, LEARNED COUNSEL REPRESENING SRI KOWTURU PAVAN KUMAR, SC FOR HYDRAA Counsel for the Respondent No.5 : G.P FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent Nos.6 to 9 : SRI A.P.SURESH RAM Counsel for the Respondent No.11 : G.P FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.IVICHIUDI)IN WRIT PETITION (PIL) No.41 of 2o2$ ORDER: Heard Mr. P. K.l(al-yani, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr T.Venkat Raju Goud, learned Government Pleerclt:r for Dclucation appearing through video conlerence for respondeni Nos. I and 2 and Ms. B.Divya, learned counsel representing Mr. Kowturlr Pavan I(umar, learned Standing Courrsei for HYDRAA appea-ring for respondcnt No.4.

2. Petitioner has alleged mismanagemel-It of th€: funcls and affairs of the Hyderabad Public Scl-rooi (HPS), Bcgumpct and HPS, Ram:rnthapur by HPS Societl,. I-Ie has raiscd sclcral issr,ies in a represcntation addressed to the l)rincipal Sccr-ctary, Eclucation Department, (-iovernment of Telangana-respondent No.1 on i5.C4.2025 drar..,ing the attention of respondent No.1 to alleged non adherence 1o the bye-la'"r,s of the Society and non-implementation ol reservation policy as also collection of fees and construction of \ I buildings rvithout prior permission from the Go,;ernment and the Greater Hyclerat>ad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) rn the name of the SchooL 2 -r-

3. After having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Education appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2 in particular, 'we are of the view that since the petitioner has made a representation before an authoritv ',vho is the Secretary of thc trducation Dcpartrlcnt, respondcnt No.1 would cxamine the rcpresentation of the petitioner dated 15.04.2025, rn accordarce with larv, '"r,ithin a pcriod ol three months. Respondent No.1 shall also cxamine whethcr the petitioner-School ]S governed by the Andhra Pradesh trducational Institution s (Establishment, Recognition, Administratior-r ar-rd Control oI Scl-rools undcr Private l\ilanagement) Rules, 1993 ulde G.O.Ms.No.1, Education (P.S.2) dated O1.01.1994 and is required to erdhcrc to Rules and notification issued thereunder. Needless to say, if any adverse action is contemplated, the affected parties should also bc noticed. 4 The Writ Petition is, accordingll', disposed of. Hou,ever, there shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shal1 stand closed. To //TRUE COPY// SD/-M. OSMAN ALI BAIG STANT REGIS SECTION OFFICER 4

1. The Pri ncipal Secretary, State of Telan gana, Represe ted by the Principal 2 3 Secretary, Education De partment, Sec retariat, Telanga na The Commissioner and Director of Education, Hyderabad The State of Telan gana, Represented by the Principal Secreta ry, Municipal Admi nistration and Urban Develo pment, Telangana The Commissioner, Enforcement Vigilance and Disaster Management, HYDRAA, Hyderabad

5. The Director, Social Welfare Department. Hvderabad. 6. The Board of Governors,,Hyggi"grg public'School, Begumpet, Hyderabad. 7 The Principal. Hyderabad public Schooi, Begumpei, ttyierdUaO. ' ' 8. lhe Principal, Hyderabad public S_choot, Ramanihapui, Hyderabad. 9. The.Secretary, Hyderabad pubtic schoor Society, R'eg rlo.teltssl under the Societies Registration Act, Begumpet, Hyderabad.

10.The Commissioner General, Vigilance and enforcement. Office of Telangana Vigilance C<>mmission, Hyderabad,Telangana. 1 1.The District Collector, Hyderabad. 12.Two CCs to GP FOR MUNICIPAL ADIVINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT] 1 3. Two CCs to GP FOR EDUCATION, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT] 1 4. Two CCs to GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT] 1 5. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] '16.One CC to SRI P.K.KALYANI, Advocate [OPUC] 17 One CC to SRI A.P.SURESH RAM, Advocate (OPUC) 18 One CC to SRI KOWTURU PAVAN KUMAR, SC FOR HYDRAA, Advocate (oPUC) 'l9 Two CD Copies (n SA. LS I I HIGH COURT DATED:1411012025 ORDER WP(PIL).No.41 of 2025 ( I \.,,, 1 7 f,l[l/ 20fr ! ll-:.1i-,-;<(l ;.*r'-'-).:? / DrsPosrNG oF THE W.P(PrL) WITHOUT COSTS. n 1,. i\\ P- 3 \i 0