IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.18980 OF 2011 BETWEEN: MKP Shastry S/o.M. Seetharama Shastry and another …. Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, School Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. …. Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.18980 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in not taking action in remitting the amounts of TPF, GIS and PT for the period from June 2004 to January 2005 to the individual accounts of the petitioners, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the 4th respondent to remit the amounts duly considering the representations of the petitioners, dated 04-07-2010 and 20-04-2011. 2. The brief facts that are necessary for disposal of the writ petition may be stated as follows. The 1st petitioner was appointed as Grade-II Telugu Pandit in December 1971 in the 5th respondent School and promoted as Grade-I Telugu Pandit in the year 1972 and continued upto April 2006 and retired from service. The 2nd petitioner was appointed as SGT during November 1980 in the same School. Since the School was closed in view of ‘O’ strength, he was deputed to Government Girls High School, Gadwal and worked there upto 31-07-2010 and retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation. Except certain amounts of TPF, GIS and PT, the pensionary benefits of the petitioners were paid. The amounts pertaining to TPF, GIS and PT are lying in the account of the then Correspondent of 5th respondent. The petitioners made representations on 04-07-2010 and 20-04-2011 to 4th respondent for remitting the said amounts in their individual accounts. But, 4th respondent did not take any action on the representations of the petitioners. Hence, the present Writ Petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners contended that though the petitioners have retired from service, the respondents are not releasing the amounts pertaining to Group Insurance Scheme, Teachers’ Provident Fund and other retirement benefits for which they are legally entitled. 4. Whether the petitioners are entitled to the release of amounts in respect of GIS, TPF and PT or not, has to be decided by the 4th respondent in accordance with the Rules and Regulations governing the service conditions of the petitioners. For that purpose, the petitioners gave representations to the District Educational Officer, Mahabubnagar District, the 4th respondent, on 04-07-2010 and 20-04-2011. Appropriate decision has to be taken by the 4th respondent on the representations of the petitioners in accordance with law. 5. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent – District Educational Officer, Mahabubnagar District, to take appropriate decision on the representations, dated 04-07-2010 and 20-04-2011, made by the petitioners if available, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and communicate the same to the petitioners. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ K.C. BHANU, J July 07, 2011. KTL