IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT APPEAL NO : 165 of 2002 & W.P. No. 2782 of 1997 WRIT APPEAL NO : 165 of 2002 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 04/12/2001 in Rev. WPMP No. 10370 of 1999 in WP NO : 2782 OF 1997 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 The Managing Director State Bank of Hyderabad Head Office Gunfoundry Hyderabad 2 The General Manager Inspection and Finance Department State Bank of Hyderabad Gunfoundry Hyderabad 3 The Chief Manager Public Provident Fund & Gratuity Department State Bank of Hyderabad Gunfoundry Hyderabad 4 The Regional Manager, Region-I Region Office, State Bank of Hyderabad Prakash Nagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad 5 The Branch Manager State Bank of Hyderabad, Nalgonda ..... APPELLANTS AND 1 D.Srinivasulu H.No.2-2-68 Ashok Nagar, Jamamasjid Nalgodna Dist 2 Miss D.Vanaja H.No.2-2-68 Ashok Nagar, Jamamasjid Nalgodna Dist .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellants:MR.ADDEPALLI SURYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondents: MR.M.MADHAVA REDDY And Writ Petition No. 2782 of 1997 Between: 1 D.Srinivasulu H.No.2-2-68 Ashok Nagar, Jamamasjid Nalgodna Dist 2 Miss D.Vanaja H.No.2-2-68 Ashok Nagar, Jamamasjid Nalgodna Dist ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Managing Director State Bank of Hyderabad Head Office Gunfoundry Hyderabad . 2 The General Manager Inspection and Finance Department State Bank of Hyderabad Gunfoundry Hyderabad . 3 The Chief Manager Public Provident Fund & Gratuity Department State Bank of Hyderabad Gunfoundry Hyderabad . 4 The Regional Manager, Region-I Region Office, State Bank of Hyderabad Prakash Nagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad. 5 The Branch Manager, State Bank of Hyderabad, Nalgonda. .....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 an order or direction or writ more particularly in the nature of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No. PPG/PEN/525, dated 13.8.96 issued by the Respondent No.1 as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void and consequently direct the respondents to continue to pay the family pension to the petitioners including the arrears of Family Pension w.e.f. 1.9.87 to till today and pass such other order or orders as the Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.M.MADHAVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.SRINIVASA MURTHY The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Appeal No. 165 of 2002 & WRIT PETITION No. 2782 of 1997 Judgment: (per Smt. T. Meena Kumari,J) When the writ appeal has come up for hearing, learned counsel for both the sides have filed a joint memo dated 27.2.2009, duly signed by both the parties before this Court, whereby and whereunder the appellant-bank has paid a sum of Rs. 1,13,005/- to the respondents towards family pension. The respondents have also accepted the said amount towards full and final satisfaction of their claims and state that they do not have any further grievance against the appellant-bank. In the circumstances, learned counsel for both the parties have requested the Court dismiss the writ petition as well as the writ appeal as withdrawn. The joint memo is taken on record. While recording the submission of the learned counsel, the writ appeal and the writ petition are accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. ___________________ T. MEENA KUMARI,J DATE: 27th February, 2009 __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J pnb