IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 34115 of 1998 Between: Smt.N.Govindamma, W/o. Seeta ramulu. R/o. 3-11-131/6/1, L.B.Nagar, RTC colony, Hyderabad-74 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, Rep. Secretary. Ministry of Defence, South Block, New Delhi-11. 2 Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) Draupadighat, Allahabad-211012. 3 Officer-in-Charge, Pension & Welfare Wing, Air Force Records Office, Subrato Park, New Delhi-11 010. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in rejecting the special family pension to the petitioners as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to grant special Family Pension to the petitioner from the date of death of her son, which is 08/11/1996, together with interest and costs and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.M.R.VELU Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.S.S.VARMA (ADDL CGSC) The Court made the following Order : Sri Siva Shankar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of C.M.R.Velu, learned counsel for the petitioner, would submit that the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________ 19-02-2008 usd To 1 The Secretary, Union of India,. Ministry of Defence, South Block, New Delhi-11. 2 The Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) Draupadighat, Allahabad-211012. 3 The Officer-in-Charge, Pension & Welfare Wing, Air Force Records Office, Subrato Park, New Delhi-11 010. 4 2CD copies