THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.12427 of 2002 DATED: 14.09.2009 Between: Kuruva Chittamma. …Petitioner and The District Collector, Mahabubnagar District, And others. …Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.12427 of 2002 ORDER: The petitioner’s husband - Kuruva Ramana, died in a motor accident involving auto rickshaw on 18.12.1999. The petitioner applied for sanction of Rs.1,00,000/- as per ‘Accidental Insurance Scheme’ also popularly known as ‘Apath Bandhu’ as per Government guidelines in G.O.Ms.No.702, dated 30.09.1999, which was extended subsequently by number of Government Orders including G.O.Ms.No.644, dated 01.10.2001. In response to the application of the petitioner, the District Collector, first respondent herein, promptly issued proceedings bearing No.D4/4861/2000, dated 26.07.2000, sanctioning a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- to the petitioner, and the Administrative Officer of the Mahabubnagar Collectorate was directed to draw the amount from the funds available and pay to the petitioner. The amount was not paid. Therefore, on 08.07.2002 the petitioner approached this Court seeking a direction to respondents to release the amount sanctioned under ‘Apath Bandhu’. Respondent Nos.1 to 3 have not filed any counter affidavit. The duly constituted attorney of the fourth respondent, namely, New India Assurance Company Limited, Regional Manager, Hyderabad, filed a counter affidavit stating that in the first instance, they cannot be made liable to pay the amount directly to the victims of the accident, and that as per clause 7 of the ‘Accidental Insurance Scheme’, the insurance amount shall be first paid by the District Collector and the claim will be made to the insurance company, in which event, the amount shall be paid by the insurance company. This matter was heard by this Court on 08.09.2009 and 09.09.2009. Learned Government Pleader sought time to get instructions in the matter. Today, when the matter is called, the learned Government Pleader has placed before this Court the letter addressed by the District Collector to the Government Pleader (letter bearing No.D4/3700/2009, dated 11.09.2009) wherein the District Collector informed that an amount of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) was paid to the petitioner by way of cheque bearing No.919300, dated 11.09.2009, drawn on State Bank of Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar, after obtaining acquittances roll from the petitioner herein. The Xerox copy of the cheque and the acquittances roll given by the petitioner are placed before this Court, which are made part of the record. Therefore, no further orders are necessary in the matter, and this Court observes that since a request is sent by the District Collector vide letter bearing No.D4/3700/2009, dated 11.09.2009, to the Regional Manager, New India Assurance Company, Hyderabad, for reimbursement of Apath Bandhu exgratia, the insurance amount shall be paid expeditiously. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 14.09.2009 vs