THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.22498 of 2000 September 09, 2010 Between: N.Ganapathi Reddy, S/o.late N.Rami Reddy … Petitioner AND The District Collector, Adilabad District And others ... Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.22498 of 2000 ORDER: The petitioner was Deputy Tahsildar. For certain irregularities, in the distribution of essential commodities, disciplinary enquiry was conducted and the competent authority passed orders removing the petitioner from the service. Proceedings were also initiated for recovery of the loss caused to the Government. The recovery proceedings under Andhra Pradesh Revenue Recovery Act, 1864, are assailed in this writ petition. The counter affidavit is filed. During the pendency of the writ petition, petitioner passed away. His wife filed Original Application before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, being O.A.No.3522 of 2010 claiming pension arrears. The learned Tribunal directed the competent authority to consider grant of pension benefit by withholding Rs.5,24,544.70 ps. As per the memo of Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, the same was released. The relevant portion of the counter affidavit reads as follows. Aggrieved by the order, the wife of the petitioner filed O.A.No.3522 of 2010 as the petitioner expired. The Hon’ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal granted interim order directing the respondents to withhold an amount of Rs.5,25,544.70, being the actual cost of shortage of essential commodities and also to release the pension arrears and gratuity amount and also to pay the family pension. … … Through Memo No.28550/Vig.VI(2)/10-I, dt.09.7.2010 the Government directed the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration and Collector, Adilabad to take immediate action for release of pension arrears and gratuity amount and also family pension to the petitioner after withholding an amount of Rs.5,24,544.70 being the actual cost of shortage of essential commodities as directed by the Hon’ble A.P.Administrative Tribunal. In view of the same, nothing survives in this writ petition. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly as abated. ________________ (V.V.S. RAO, J) September 09, 2010 YS