HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.G. SHANKAR WRIT PETITION NO. 18664 OF 2009 Between: The Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by tis Secretary and two others ………….Petitioners AND K. Lalitha working as Special Deputy Collector (LA) HNSS Ananthapur ………….Respondent ORDER: (Per Hon'ble Sri Justice GHULAM MOHAMMED) This Writ Petition has been filed seeking to issue an order particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to and connected with the orders dated 07.04.2009 passed in O.A.No. 6807 of 2005 by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad and quash the same as illegal. Brief facts of the case are that the respondent herein was working, as Special Deputy Collector and retired from service on 30.8.2004 on attaining the age of superannuation. It is stated that she was kept under suspension by the District Collector, Nalgonda, vide proceedings dated 25.6.2000 and subsequently her suspension orders were revoked by the Government vide orders dated 31.10.2000 and reinstated her into service. As the Collector did not comply with the orders passed by the Government, the respondent-applicant filed O.A. seeking posting orders pursuant to the orders passed by the Government. The said O.A was allowed directing the petitioners herein to comply with the orders of the Government. After that she was reinstated into service with effect from 31.10.2000. While so, a charge memo was issued to the respondent-applicant on 6.9.2000 framing six charges and she also submitted her explanation denying the charges. But the petitioners herein issued proceedings dated 4.10.2003 imposing punishment of reduction in rank to the lower time scales of pay. Aggrieved by the same, she filed O.A Nos. 8406 of 2003 and 2740 of 2004 and the same were allowed on 4.9.2005 setting aside the disciplinary proceedings and remanding the matter to the petitioners herein. However, liberty was given to the petitioners herein to take further action in the matter as per law based on the outcome of the disciplinary case to be finalised as directed in the said O.As. It is stated that before finalisation of the disciplinary proceedings the first respondent- applicant retired from service on 30.8.2004 on attaining the age of superannuation. Till today, according to the applicant, the petitioners herein did not issue any order of retirement and did not finalise her retiral benefits as per law. Hence, she preferred OA.No. 6807 of 2007 and the Tribunal passed the following order: “In these circumstances, the applicant is directed to furnish her pension papers within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of this order to the respondents, and the respondents are directed to process the same and finalise the pension and pensionary benefits of the applicant as per her entitlement, as per rules, and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the pension papers from the applicant.” Aggrieved by the same, the present Writ Petition is filed by the Government. Heard the learned counsel appearing for both sides and also perused the material made available on record. The learned Government Pleader for Services- II, appearing for the petitioners submits that the enquiry was completed and the report of the enquiry was submitted to the Government. In view of the above and also having regard to the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, as the respondent-applicant has already been retired from service on 30.08.2004 on attaining the age of superannuation, we deem it appropriate to direct the petitioners herein to complete and conclude the disciplinary proceedings by passing appropriate orders within a period of one month from today. Failing which, petitioners herein are directed to release all pensionary benefits of the first respondent-applicant forthwith. With the above observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _____________________ K.G. SHANKAR, J DATE: 30.03.2011 KA ... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. 2 CD copies.