IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 4147 of 2008 Between: PARIKI SATHYANARAYANA, S/o. Late P.Rajanna, Adilabad Dist., Co-Op. Central Bank Ltd., Adilabad Branch- Chennur, H.No.13-8, Main Road, Chennur, Dist., ADILABAD. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The General Manager, The Adilabad Dist., Co-Op. Central Bank, Adilabad Dist., 2 The Joint Registrar, Dist., Co-Op. Officer, Adilabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate writ, order or directions more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other direction to the Respondents to release gratuity with interest and with cost due to the petitioner under ID.No.13/67 Award dated 15-06- 1997 within a week of final disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.C.FRANCIS Counsel for the Respondents: MR.S.SURENDER REDDY The Court made the following: The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents have withheld his gratuity, though he retired from service way back on 31.06.2007 on attaining the age of superannuation. While admitting the writ petition on 28.02.2008, this court passed an interim order. Today, the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents placed before this Court, a copy of the order, dated 26.07.2008, through which the gratuity payable to the petitioner has been released. In that view of the matter, the grievance of the petitioner stands redressed. Hence, the writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:19.08.2008 kdl