IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 20836 of 2007 Between: G.Damodar S/o.late G.Rama swamy Hyderabad, R/o. 2-83/1, Street No.2, Vani Nagar, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad - 500 047. ..... PETITIONER AND The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT 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(s) particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for records pertaining to the Impugned Orders contained in No.MR-71/4/JR/97-98 dated 17.7.2007 issued by the Respondent herein and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and opposed to the Principles of natural justice, and pass any such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.R.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled to quash the impugned proceedings No. MR/71/4/JR/97-98 dated 17.7.2007 issued by the Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad imposing the punishment of withholding further pension. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned standing counsel for the respondent University. Today, when the writ petition is taken up for hearing, it is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as by the learned standing counsel for the University that the impugned proceedings were withdrawn by the university. During the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner died and, therefore, W.P.M.P.No.27941 of 2008 is ﬁled by his wife seeking to come on record as his legal representative, which is ordered today. In view of the withdrawal of the impugned proceedings, she has also ﬁled W.P.M.P.SR.No.111288 of 2008 seeking a direction to the respondent to release the pension, gratuity and other retrial beneﬁts of her husband. It is stated that in similar circumstances, this Court in W.P.No.19575 of 2007 disposed of the writ petition on 1.5.2008 directing the respondent University to consider and release the pensionary, gratuity and other retrial beneﬁts to the petitioner within a period of one month. Learned counsel for the respondent – University also submitted that this writ petition may also be disposed of in terms of the above said orders dated 1.5.2008 in W.P.No. 19575 of 2007. In the circumstances, this writ petition as also W.P.M.P.Sr.No.111288 of 2008 are disposed of directing the respondent – Registrar, Osmania University to consider the case of the petitioner and release the pension, gratuity and other retrial beneﬁts within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.17.11.2008 Note: Furnish CC in one week. (B/o) msv