THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.25296 OF 1998 DATED: 07-03-2007 Between : P. Ramakrishna Reddy ... Petitioner And 1. The Commissioner for Relief’s Ex-Officio Secretary To Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad,, and 3 others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.25296 OF 1998 ORDER : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not releasing the amounts sanctioned by the 1st respondent towards exgratia for the suicidal death of the petitioner’s father by name Tirumala Reddy. It is pleaded that the 1st respondent by proceedings dated 22-1-1998 sanctioned a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- as exgratia for the death of the petitioner’s father who committed suicide due to crop failure. Alleging that in spite of the said sanction order, the 2nd respondent did not pay the amount, this writ petition has been filed. In response to the Rule Nisi ordered, a counter-affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents stating that though it is a fact that exgratia of Rs.1,00,000/- was sanctioned in Government Memo dated 21-1-1998, in view of the letter of the 2nd respondent dated 24-3-1998 informing that a petition was received against the suicidal death of the deceased, the amount sanctioned was withheld and the Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni was requested to enquire into the petition. After due enquiry, the Government by order dated 12-5-1998 cancelled the exgratia sanctioned earlier. In view of what has been stated in the counter-affidavit which stood unrebutted, it is clear that no order of sanction is subsisting in favour of the petitioner for payment of exgratia. In the circumstances, the Writ of Mandamus as prayed for cannot be granted. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed. However, this shall not preclude the petitioner to challenge the order of cancellation dated 12-5-1998 if so advised. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 7-3-2007 gbs