IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.6673 of 2004 Between: K.V.Raghava Rao, S/o.K.Venkata Rao, Resident of 2-43-2/A, Tangutiri vari Street, Alcot Gardens, Rajahmundry. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Managing Director, A.P. Dairy Development Co-operative Federation Limited, Lalapet, Hyderabad. 2 General Manager, Godavari Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited, Dairy Complex, Alcot Gardens, Rajahmundry. 3 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, Fisheries (Dairy-II) 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 may be pleased to issue any appropriate writ, order or direction more preferably a Writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in sanctioning and releasing Gratuity, pension, and pensionary benefits and other benefits due to the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional, being violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents to sanction and release Gratuity, pension, and pensionary benefits and other benefits forthwith with interest at 24% P.A., from 1-1-2004. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR. M.DILIP RAO(SC FOR APDDCFL) Counsel for the Respondent No.2: MR. N. RAJESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.3: G.P. FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.6673 OF 2004 ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the inaction of the respondents in releasing gratuity, pension and other terminal benefits of the petitioner. Now, the learned counsel for the petitioner states that, during the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner was paid all the benefits to which he is entitled, except the leave salary. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to submit a detailed representation before the respondents, showing as to his entitlement to the leave salary, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; and, on such representation filed by the petitioner, the respondents shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the representation, and communicate the same to the petitioner. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 1st April, 2008. Note:- Issue CC in one week. BO IBL To 1 The Managing Director, A.P. Dairy Development Co-operative Federation Limited, Lalapet, Hyderabad. 2 The General Manager, Godavari Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited, Dairy Complex, Alcot Gardens, Rajahmundry. 3 The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, Fisheries (Dairy-II) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4 Two CCS to 5 Two CD copies