IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WRIT PETITION No.25913 of 2001 Between: N. Bhanumathi ……PETITIONER(S) a n d The Government of A.P. rep. by its Secretary, Higher Education, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others ……RESPONDENT(S) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N. RAVI SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No.25913 of 2001 ORDER: Heard both sides. The question in this writ petition pertains to extension of family pension scheme to the petitioner whose husband admittedly died while working as a Lecturer in a private aided college. The learned counsel for petitioner and also the learned Government Pleader say that the matter is already covered by the judgment dated 28.11.1997 in Writ Petition No.8665 of 1996 and batch. In the said judgment, it is held as follows: “12. …….Consequently, the following directions shall issue to the respondents: 1. That the Teachers and other staff working in the Private Aided Colleges, who retired from service between 29-10- 1979 and 1-11-1992 shall also be eligible for the benefit of Revision Pension Rules, 1980 with effect from the respective dates of their retirements and their pension shall be notionally fixed taking into account the increases, if any made from the date of their retirement till 1-11-1992. The actual monetary benefits of refixed pension as on 1- 11-1992 shall be released to them. The arrears arising out of the refixation as directed above, shall be paid to them within three months. In case any pensioner, who has retired during the period and expired as on the date of arrears arising out of the said refixation shall be paid to the wife or legal heirs of the deceased pensioner. 2. The Gratuity shall be revised in terms of R.P.R.80 and the difference shall be paid to the petitioner or in the event of his death to his wife or legal heirs of the deceased pensioner in accordance with the Rules, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. The family pension as applicable under R.P.R.80 shall be refixed and the difference arising out of the said refixation shall be paid to the eligible persons in accordance with the Rules. 3. In case where the recovery proceedings have been initiated, the authorities shall refix the pension and gratuity and family pension as directed above and if it is found that if the excess amounts were paid under 1961 Rules or on account of bonafide mistakes, the same shall be recovered after giving due notice to the employees or the other concerned persons.” Subsequently also in another Writ Petition No.20499 of 2003 vide judgment therein dated 15.04.2008 the said family pension scheme has been extended to the wife of another Lecturer. Thus, the petitioner herein, who is the widow of a Lecturer in a Private Aided College who died while in service, is also entitled to the said benefit. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to extend the family pension scheme under the A.P. Revised Pension Rules, 1980, to this petitioner also in terms of the above judgments. No costs. ______________________ N. RAVI SHANKAR, J 25th November 2010 CVRK