IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 49 of 2009 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 25/08/2008 in WP NO : 22681 OF 2001 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 The Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation Limited, Rep.by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director Masab Tank,Hyderabad 2 The Regional Manager, Andrhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation Ltd., Hyderabad Region, Masab Tank, Hyderabad ..... APPELLANTS AND B.Shyam Sundar S/o.Sri Muthaiah R/o.Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant:MR.P.SREE RAMULU NAIDU Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.V.TULASI REDDY The Court made the following : JUDGMENT: (Per the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari ) This writ appeal is directed against the order dated 25.08.2008 passed by a learned Single Judge in W.P. No. 22681 of 2001 directing the appellants herein to protect the respondent’s pay and service in the post of Driver or in the alternate post of Attender with effect from 4.11.1987 with all consequential benefits including arrears of pay and ex-gratia of Rs.5,000/- and to recover a sum of Rs.40,770/- paid to him towards compensation under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. When this Writ Appeal is taken up for hearing, learned Standing Counsel for the appellants has produced letter dated 20.2.2009 in Ref. No. PD/3107/86 addressed to him by the respondents agreeing to protect the pay and service of the respondent and to pay an amount of Rs.3,50,000/- towards arrears till today inclusive of matching contribution of the Corporation towards EPF and continue to pay him in the pay scale of driver. Recording the same, the Writ Appeal is disposed of in terms of the above communication. No order as to costs. _____________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari _________________________ Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy February 24, 2009 MAS