IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT APPEAL No.657 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 21.04.2008 in Writ Petition No.25865 of 2005 on the file of the High Court.) Between: Lakshmi Suri .....Appellant And 1. The Union of India, represented by its Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, New Delhi. 2. The Secretary to Government of India, Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare, New Delhi. 2. Smt. Santhosh Kumari .....Respondents Counsel for the appellant : None Counsel for respondent Nos. 1 and 2 : None Counsel for respondent No.3 : None The Court passed the following: JUDGMENT: (per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) When the appeal was called out for hearing twice today, the appellant – party-in-person was not present on both the occasions. In the circumstances, the appeal is dismissed for default with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 7th July, 2008 R.SUBHASH REDDY, J. ….REGISTRAR To 1. The Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, New Delhi. 2. The Secretary to Government of India, Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare, New Delhi. 3. Sri A. Rajasekhar Reddy, Addl. Solicitor General, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OPUC). 4. Two C.D. copies. ARS