The High Court · 2025

'12. The District firlinority Welfare Officer, Hanmakonda. Warangal District ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of Inrl circumstances stated ln the affidavit filed therewith, the pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularl, Writ of I\/andamus declaring the action of the respondent; re-crediting the Fee Reimbursement amount of Rs.1,9C. returned due to closure of State Bank of lndia account as : unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents t() re-credit the Fee Reimbursement amount of Rs.1,90,33 Canara Bank Account No.245020'100108'1 as the said ret once again processed and sanctioned through epASS pc petitioner. r praying that in the High Court may be one in the nature of in not releasing and i3 000/- which were :ing illegal, arbitrary, 'orthwith release and 000/- in petitioners rrn ed amounts were 1al in favour of the lA NO: 1 OF 202s Petition under Section 151 cPC praying that in the r ircumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High coLr I may be pleased to direct the respondents to forthwith release and re-credit thc :ee Reimbursement amount of Rs.1 ,90,33 000/- which were returned on dt.21) 07 .2021 due to the closure of State Bank of lndia account on dt.29.07.2021, pe: ding disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: MS SAI pRlyA REPRESENTTNC SRI P PANDU RANGA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No 1: Gp FOR HIGHER EDUC a flON counsel for the Respondents No 2 To 5 & 7 To 12: Gp Fort socrAl WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No 6 : Gp FOR FINANCE DEpa RTMENT The Court made the following: ORDER II I THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTIcE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.3417 2 0F 2025 ORDER: Petitioner challenges the respondents' failure to release ard re credit the Fee Reimbursement amount of Rs. 1,9O,33,0O0/-, that was returned due to the closure of the petitioner,s SBI account, contending that such inaction is illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional, and seeks a direction to forthrvith credit the amount already re-processed ard sanctioned through the epASS portal into the petitioner's Canara Balk Account.

2. Heard Ms.Sai Priya, learned counsel representing Sri p.pandu Ranga Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Government Pleader for Higher Education for respondent No.1; learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare lor respondent Nos.2, 3, and 7 to 72; and learned Government Pleader for Finance Department for respondent No.6. Perused the record.

3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner was origina-lly a self-hnanced private technical institution later upgraded into a private universitl', and had students admitted up to the academic yeat 20 19-20 who were eligible for Government Fee Reimbursement under various categories. Although the Government t....".,.- I I IL e -. ---I - processedzlndSanctionedthereimbursementilm(Llntslhrouglrtlre ePASS svstetn tn Jttl.\, 2O21, the sanctiorLed turl is \\ ere rcturncd because the petitioner's SBI account lvas close' i b1' the bank on 2a.07 .2021 pursuant to an RBI circular. Petil,i: rer strtsequently opened er Caqara Bank account and repeate'{ 1- requested the authorities to update it, but no action was takerr. Thc departrnents later re processed and re-sanctioned the ir noullts totalling Rs. 1,90,33,000/ for ST, Minority, and EBC s 'udcnts, ve t the Governmt:nt has still not re-credite<i the funds. T I -'refore, petitioner contends that this continued non release of ciulY sanctioned reimbursement is illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitr. tional, and seeks a directior-r for immediate payment' Learnecl Government Pleader for Finance I),' )artmelrt submits

4. that the reimbursement amounts pertaining to pt I tioner institution ir"'ere already processed through token numbers Ho$'ever' due to some reasons, the amounts could not be releas. { to petitioner on time. He further submits that as per seriatim of t'r I token nltmbers, amounts ,"vitl be released in favour of the petitioncr '

5. Accordingl-y, this Writ Petition is disposed of '''ith a direction to the respondents to release and re-credit the lrr' Reimbursement the petitiont'r's Canara Ban[< + amount of Rs.1,90,33,00Oi into account No.2.1502010O 1081, i.e., With regard to ST students:

1. Token No. 25223447 53, for an amount of Rs.2,49,000/,;

2. Token No. 252234477l, lor an arnount of Rs.9S,000/_;

3. Token No.2522344741, for an amount of Rs.9,12,000/_; Total: Rs.34,97 ,OOO I - . With regard to EBC students:

1. Token No. 252215454O, for an arnount of Rs. 18,49,OO0/-;

2. Token No. 2522450440, for an amount oi Rs.60,000/-;

3. Token No.2203587457, for an amount of Rs. 14,7O,O00/-; Total: Rs.33,79,OOO I -. With regard to Minority students: 1- Token No. 2456685839, for an zunounr of Rs.68,2l,OOO/-;

2. Token No.2456685840, for arr amount of Rs.53,36,O00/_; Total: Rs. 1,2 1,57,OOO I -. Grand Tota-l:Rs. 1,90,33,000/ -. The respondents shall release the above amounts to the petitioner within a period of eight (g) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if aly, pending in this Writ petition, shall stand closed SD/- C.DEEPIKA STANT REGISTRAR I ,TRUE COPY// ECTION OFFICER To, K,;-

1. The Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, State of Telangana, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad

2. The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, State of Telangana, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad '-.{ 1

3. The Principal Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department Sli te of Telanqana' Secretariai Buildings, HYderabad

4. The Principal Secretary, BC Welfare Department, Statc rf Telangana' Secretariai Buildings. Hyderabad I

5. . The Principal Secretary, Minority Welfare Department I tate of Telangana' Secretariai Buildinqs, HYderabad

6. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, State of Buildings, HYderabad ' elangana' Secretariat 7'TheCommissioner,socialWelfareDepartmentDSSElavan'tVlasabTank' Hyderabad B. The Commissioner. Tribal Welfare Department Hyderi t ad 9. The Director, IVl nority Welfare Department 4th Floor' E;l eema Bhavan' Abids' Hyderabad

10. The Deputy Director, BC Welfare Department Hanmal r nda Warangal Distnct 11,The District Tribal Welfare and Development officer, lli nmakonda, Warangal District

12. The District [r/linority welfare officer, Hanmakonda. w r angal Distrtct 13 One CC to SRI P PANDU RANGA REDDY Advocate [ )PUC] l4,TwoCCstoGPFoRHlGHEREDUCAT|oN,HighCrrrrtfortheStateof Telangana. [OUT]

15.Two CCs to GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ,High Cou 1 for the State of Telangana at HYderabad, [OUT] I6.TwoCCstoGPFoRFINANCEDEPARTMENT,Hit;lCourtfortheStateof Tetangana at HYderabad. [OUT]

17. Two CD CoPies DAN/TKS I t HIGH COURT I CC TODAY DATED:2011112025 t ORDER WP.No.34172 of 2025 o \ ' A 4 ',;:_C '\ .l i W DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS