IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 1604 of 2006 Between: Dussa Papaiah, s/o Narsaiah, r/o Husnabad Village, Tirumalayapalem Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, represented by Deputy Secretary to Government, Ministry of Home Affairs (FF Division), Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi (W.Es.) 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Prl.Secretary to Government, Revenue (F.F.I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the 1st respondent in taking further action pursuant to the letter No.72780/FF.I/A2/2003-1, dated 11-04-2003 of the 2nd respondent for grant of Freedom Fighters Pension under Swantantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art.14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequentially to direct the 1st respondent consider the case of the petitioner and to grant all the benefits under the Swantratrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 to the petitioner with effect from the date of his application. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.P.ACHARYA Counsel for the Respondents: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No.1604 of 2006 ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the sole petitioner died and the cause in the writ petition does not survive. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as abated. No costs. _______________ 01.06.2009 VGB