HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28187 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner retired from the service of the erstwhile A.P. State Electricity Board way back in the year 1998. The Board has since been re- organised and the activities undertaken by the Board stood transferred to the Southern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., this writ petition is filed with a prayer to direct the respondents to extend the benefit of Leave Encashment in terms of G.O. Ms. No.342, dated 13.9.1994. According to the petitioner, there are 514 days to his credit and the benefit thereof was not extended. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. It is no doubt true G.O.Ms. No.342, dated 13.9.1994 was adopted by the Electricity Board in the year 1997. However, it was subject to certain conditions. One of the condition was that the encashment shall not exceed the period of 240 days, irrespective of the number of days to the credit of an employee. It is not the case of the petitioner that he was not extended the benefit of 240 days. Therefore, he is not entitled to any other benefit. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY,J DATE: 22nd November, 2010 pnb