IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5813 of 2001 DATED: 23.3.2007 Between: K.Maniratnam Naidu petitioner And Sri Venkateswara University, Rep by its Registrar, Tirupati, Chittoor dist & another respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO. 5813 OF 2001 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the proceedings dated 28.2.1996 rejecting the request of the petitioner to count his past service rendered at the B.L.D.E Arts & Science College, Jamkhandi (Bijapur District), Bhadra Education Society with the service rendered in the Sri Venkateshwara University for pensionary benefits. Today when the matter is taken up, learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned standing counsel for respondent university submitted that the issue raised in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the orders of this Court dated 19.2.2007 in W.P. No. 24825 of 1997. The operative portion of the said order reads as under: “Leaving it open to the petitioner, if he so chooses, to avail the benefit of pension under the Pension Rules applicable to the University Teachers, provided he pays the amount due under G.O.Ms.No. 5 dated 20.1.2006, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs.” In view of the agreed stand taken by both the counsel that the issue raised in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the above orders dated 19.2.2007, following the same the present writ petition is also disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to avail the benefit of pension under the Pension Rules applicable to the University Teachers, provided he pays the amount due under G.O.Ms.No. 5 dated 20.1.2006 within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 23.3.2007 TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5813 of 2001 DATED: 23.3.2007