IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 8898 of 1999 Between: M.V.Rama Sastry, S/o M.V.Ramana Rao, R/o Plot No.164/3, Mothinagar, Erragadda, Hyderabad-18 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, rep by The Chief of Air Staf, New Delhi. 2 A.O.C. AFCAO, Subroto park, New Delhi. 3 Dy.CDA, AFCAO Subroto park, New Delhi. 4 The A.O.C. Air Force Record Office, Subroto park, New Delhi. .....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 an order, writ or direction, preferably, one in the nature of Writ of Mnadamus, Declaring the impugned proceedings in reerence No.Ro/2703/293701/10/86 /P & W(SP) dated 4-3-99 of the 4th respondent as arbitrary and illegal and consequently be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to pay the revised rates of commutation value of pension w.e.f.1-1-96 to petitioner on par with those caregories of pensioners who retired on or after 1-1-96 or alternatively to direct the respondent authorities to take necessary steps for payment of bank rate of interest for a period of about 10 years on the commuted value of pension that would have been payable to the petitioner in the year 1986 and pass such other order or orders in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.AGASTYA SHARMA Counsel for the Respondents: MR.M.GANGA RAO The Court made the following Order: Sri V.Atchutananda Ram, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Sri S.Agasthya Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner, would submit that the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________ 27-02-2008 usd ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Chief of Air Staff, Union of India New Delhi. 2 A.O.C. AFCAO, Subroto park, New Delhi. 3 Dy.CDA, AFCAO Subroto park, New Delhi. 4 The A.O.C. Air Force Record Office, Subroto park, New Delhi. 5 Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{GSNM}