IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 16068 of 1999 Between: G. Ashok Kumar, S/o. G.Raja Rao. O/o. Deputy Executive Engineer, Manchiryal, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P.State Irrigation Development Corporation Ltd., Rep. Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Maithrivanam, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. 2 Executive Engineer, A.P.S.I.D.C., Ltd., Nirmal Division, Indiranahar Colony, Nirmal, Adilabad District. 3 Deputy Executive Engineer, A.P.S.I.D.C., Ltd., Sub-Division, Hamaliwada, Manchirial, Adilabad District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner : None. Counsel for the Respondents : Smt.Kavitha Gottipati The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the petitioner prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ or writs more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not fixing the VRS Compensation taking into consideration, the service of the petitioners till the date of relieving him from service and without finalizing the all his claims of leave salary illegal deduction of income tax, finalising EPF and CPF, LTC benefits, TA bills, DA arrears, Annual Grade Increments and 3 months salary in the absence of notice and other attendant benefits of PRC, is illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, highhanded and cannot be justified in the eye of law and consequently direct the respondents to fix the VRS compensation of the petitioners taking into consideration of his length of service till the date of his relieving from service, pay the DA arrears and Annual Grade Increments for which the petitioners is entitled to till the date of his actual relieving from service including PRC benefits and other claims of the petitioner in the interest of justice.” At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner, despite the fact that this case was adjourned from 22.12.2008 for today, as there was no representation for the petitioner on that day. Hence, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed in default. Even otherwise, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration, in view of the averments contained in paragraph 7 of the counter-affidavit filed by the Manager of respondent No.1 – Corporation, wherein it is stated that the Corporation paid an amount of Rs.2,66,299/- to the petitioner through Cheque No.838053, dated 03.08.1999, towards the payments, which were settled under VRS. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated:26.12.2008 GJ