IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.13505 OF 2011 Date:30-04-2011 Between:- Smt. Shaik Gousia Sultana Begum. .. Petitioner And The Managing Director, APSRTC, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, and others. .. Respondents ORDER: Questioning the action of the respondents in not paying the death-cum-pensionary benefits such as Gratuity, family pension etc., of the petitioner’s husband to the petitioner, the present writ petition is filed. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that while her husband was working as Driver in the respondent Corporation, he died on 20.02.2010, and thereafter, she submitted a representation, dated 25.03.2010, to the respondents for payment of death-cum-pensionary benefits such as gratuity, family pension etc. of her husband to her, but so far the respondents have not taken any action thereon. Hence, this writ petition. 3. The grant of pension and payment of other death benefits do not depend on an order being passed by the respondents to that effect. It may be that for the purpose of quantifying the amount having regard to the period of service and other allied matters it may be necessary for the respondents to pass an order to that effect, but right to receive pension and payment of other death benefits flow to the legal heirs of the deceased not because of the said order but by virtue of rules and regulations governing service conditions. 4. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to take appropriate decision on the representation, dated 25.03.2011, said to have been given by the petitioner, in accordance with the rules and regulations governing the service conditions of the petitioner’s husband, and pass necessary orders thereon as expeditiously as possible. No costs. _​_______________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 30th April, 2011 v v