IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

:PRESENT:

HONOURABLE SRI DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WP(PIL) NO: 47 OF 2023

Between:

Keethineedi Akhil Sri Guru Teja, S/o, K PattabhiRamarao Aged 29 years, R/o. D.No.9-116, Jayaprakash Nagar, Turangi, Kakinada Rural, Kakinada District.

...Petitioner

AND

• 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, Secretariat of Velugapudi; Amaravathi.
• 2. State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Secretariat of Velagapudi, Amaravathi.
• 3. State of Anadhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of B.C Welfare, Secretariat of Velagapudi, Amaravathi.
• 4. Director of School Education, Stale of Andhra Pradesh, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada.
• 5. Director of Social Welfare Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, T.G.Plaza Building, Tadepalli, Guntur District.
• 6. The Andhra Pradesh Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Rep. by its Secretary, 3rd floor, Moksha Sai Plaza, Tadepalli, Guntur District

...Respondents

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus and/or any other appropriate $Writ(s)$ declaring the action of the Respondents in nut following The Regulatory Guidelines For Hostels of Educational Institutions for Children, 2018, Rules of Procedures for Regulating Stand-Alone Hostels For Children, 2019 and not providing the mandatory infrastructure facilities in the hostels maintained by the State Government as illegal, arbitrary, high handed and violative of Fundamental Rights guaranteed to the children under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the Respondents to provide the basic infrastructural facilities as mandated under The Regulatory Guidelines For Hostels of Educational Institutions for Children, 2018, Rules of Procedures for Regulating Stand-Alone Hostels For Children, 2019.

IA NO: 1 OF 2023:

Petition under Section 151 of CPC is filed 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 to submit a detailed report of compliance of the hostels as on date that are maintained by the State Government in pursuance to Regulatory Guidelines for Hostels of Educational Institutions for Children, 2018, Rules of Procedures for Regulating Stand-Alone Hostels For Children, 2019, before this Hon'ble Court to issue necessary directions, Pending disposal of WP(PIL) 47 of 2023, on the file of the High Court.

The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and the earlier order of the High Court dated. 08.01.2025, made herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI ARUN SHOWRI G Advocate for the Petitioner and of GP FOR SCHOOL

EDUCATION for the Respondents 1 & 4 and of GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE for the Respondent Nos.2, 3 & 5, the Court made the following

ORDER:

Mrs. S. Pranathi, learned Special Government Pleader prays for some more time to submit the affidavit in terms of the previous order, dated 08.01.2025.

It is stated that the delay in filing the affidavit is on account of the enormous data that has to be collected from approximately 1051 hostels which are spread all over the State in all Districts.

The direction be also complied with by the District Legal Services Authorities of all Districts who also were required to submit reports which have not been filed till date.

Adjourned. List on 19.02.2025.

Sd/- B. PRASADA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

To.

1. The Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat of Velugapudi, Amaravathi.

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• 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat of Velagapudi, Amaravathi.
• 3. The Principal Secretary, Department of B.C Welfare, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat of Velagapudi, Amaravathi. (Addressees 1 to 3 by Special Messenger)
• 4. Director of School Education. Stale of Andhra Pradesh, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada.
• 5. Director of Social Welfare Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, T.G.Plaza Building, Tadepalli, Guntur District.
• 6. The Andhra Pradesh Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Rep. by its Secretary, 3rd floor, Moksha Sai Plaza, Tadepalli, Guntur District. (Addressees 4 to 6 by RPAD)
• 7. One CC to SRI. ARUN SHOWRI G Advocate [OPUC]
• 8. Two CCs to GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT]
• 9. Two CCs to GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT]

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10. Two spare copies

PSR

HIGH COURT

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DATED:29.01.2025

NOTE: List on 19.02.2025.

ORDER

WP(PIL).No.47 of 2023

DIRECTION