HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.442 OF 2002 Dated 23-9-2010 Between: Mrs. V.Surya Kumari. …Petitioner. And: Chairman and Managing Director, Andhra Bank, Central Office, Dr. Pattabhi Bhavan, Hyderabad-4 and another. ...Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.442 OF 2002 ORDER: The petitioner filed this writ petition questioning the orders of the 2nd respondent-Deputy General Manager, Andhra Bank, Central Office, Dr.Pattabhi Bhavan, Hyderabad-4, dated 22-12-2001 in Ref.No.666/3/BF/1079/297 in informing the petitioner that he is not eligible for sanction of family pension and arrears on the ground that the officers who retired voluntarily during the period from 1-1-1986 to 31-10.1993 on medical grounds with benefits of compassionate appointment are not eligible for pensionary benefits and in her case, the bank has considered appointment of his son Mr.V.Sivanand on compassionate grounds. While admitting the writ petition, this Court by order dated 19-6- 2002 in W.P.M.P.No.504 of 2002 directed the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for sanction of family pension and also arrears w.e.f. 17-5-1988, with interest. In view of non-compliance of the said order, the petitioner also filed C.C.No.848 of 2002 and this Court on 22-8-2002 closed the said Contempt Case giving liberty to the petitioner to file a representation as sought for by her within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of that order. Apart from that, as and when such a representation is filed, the respondents were directed to consider and dispose of the same, within a period of four weeks thereafter. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents and perused the material available on record. In the affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents in the Contempt Case, it is stated that the respondent-Bank has considered the family pension to the petitioner besides giving employment to her son in the bank. It is also stated that the arrears payable to the petitioner from 1-11-1993 to 30-6-2002 amounting to Rs.1,38,852-72ps after recovery of the Provident Fund amount paid to her late husband together with interest thereon, have already been paid to her by way of a cheque dated 26-7-2002. It is further stated that the petitioner has also opened a pension account bearing No.800122 at Danavaipet branch of Andhra Bank at Rajahmundry and the proceeds of the said cheque were duly credited to her pension account on 1-8-2002 and the said amount was also drawn by her. It is also further stated that she is being paid the family pension of Rs.2069-17ps since 1.7.2002 and thus, the bank has completed its entire exercise. In view of the submissions made in the affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents-Bank in C.C.No.848 of 2002 in W.P.M.P.No.504 of 2002 in W.P.No.442 of 2002, and in view of the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the opinion that nothing survives in this Writ Petition. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________________________ JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH Dated 23-9-2010 Dvs HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.442 OF 2002 Dated 23-9-2010