The Hon’ble Sri Justice K.C.Bhanu Writ Petition No.13744 of 2011 Between: Birra Kamala Kumari ..... Petitioner AND Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Rep. by its Chief General Manager, Visakhapatnam, & others. .....Respondents The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus seeking a declaration that the inaction of the respondents, in paying the retirement and pensionary benefits to the petitioner, in spite of her retirement from service on attainment of superannuation, and, in passing orders on her representation, dated 03-01-2011, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner worked as a telephone operator in respondent-Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (for short ‘the Company’) and retired thereafter. Certain civil suits viz., OS.Nos.63, 96 and 132 of 2010 filed by the third parties against the petitioner for recovery of money are pending in the Courts of the Junior Civil Judge, Nidadavolu and the Junior Civil Judge, Ramachandrapuram. By virtue of the orders passed therein, the retirement benefits of the petitioner were attached subject to Section 60 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short ‘the CPC’). On 03-01-2011, the petitioner made representation to respondent Nos.2 and 3 seeking to release those retirement benefits, which are exempted under Section 60 of the CPC, as per the circular issued by the Finance Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh vide Circular Memo No.1469/62/A1/PEN.1/2010, dated 03-08-2010. The grievance of the petitioner is that no orders thereon have yet been passed. Inasmuch as the petitioner’s representation is pending consideration, the issue as to what extent of the petitioner’s retirement benefits are not liable to attachment under Section 60 of the CPC has to be considered and an appropriate decision thereon has to be taken by respondent Nos.2 and 3 in accordance with law. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to tale appropriate decision on the petitioner’s representation, dated 03-01-2011, and pass appropriate order, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ (K.C.Bhanu, J) Date: 30th April, 2011 lur