THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 24825 OF 1997 DATE: 19-2-2007 Between: N. Balakrishna Reddy … Petitioner And 1. Sri Venkateswara University rep. By its Registrar, Tirupati and another … Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 24825 OF 1997 ORDER: Learned Government Pleader for Higher Education would place before this Court a copy of G.O.Ms.No.5 dated 20.1.2006 whereby Rule 14 of Pension Rules for University Teachers was amended and the following words were added thereto: “The service rendered by the University Teachers in other State Government Universities/Government of India Institutions/Government and Aided Colleges shall be counted as qualifying service, provided that contribution shall be paid to the University by the previous employer or by the employee concerned on proportionate basis at the prevailing rate of Pension Contribution together with a simple interest @ 8.5 per cent per annum. If the previous employer happens to be the Government, the individual concerned shall pay the contribution together with a simple interest @ 8.5 per cent per annum to the present employer” Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, would submit that in case the petitioner pays the amount specified in amended rules, the Government was willing to extend to him the pensionary benefits as prescribed in the Rules notified in G.O.Ms.No.5 dated 20.1.2006. 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 a copy of this order, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ___________ 19-2-2007 asp