IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8067 of 1999 Between: Vanamadi Venkata Rao, S/o Ramanna, Hindu, Aged 40 years, R/o Kotipalli, Pamarru Mandal, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. State of A.P. rep. By the Secretary, Fisheries Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2. Commissioner of Fisheries, Hyderabad, A.P. 3, United India Insurance Company Limited, rep. By its Regional Manager, Bashirbagh, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, directing the respondents to pay t h e ex gratia and also money due under the Group Insurance Scheme for the death of the petitioner’s wife Annavaram who died in cyclone on 06-11-1996 at their village Kotipalli and pass such further or other orders as may be deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.LAKSHMANA SARMA Counsel for the Respondents.: MR.P.GOPAL DAS The Court made the following Order The present writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to pay the ex-gratia and also money due under the Group Insurance Scheme for the death of petitioner’s wife, who died in a cyclone on 06-11-1996 at Kotipalli. Additional Director of Fisheries filed a counter-affidavit on behalf of the second respondent stating that the petitioner is entitled to get ex-gratia amount of Rs.2 lakhs as per G.O.Ms.No.466, Revenue (Relief.I) Department dated 31-05-1997, since death toll in his family is more than one person and accordingly he was paid a sum of Rs.2 lakhs in two spells. Suppressing the said payment present writ petition is filed. The petitioner has not controverted the said fact by filing any reply. In view of the same, no cause survives for adjudication in the present writ petition and it is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER TO 1. The Secretary, State of A.P.,Fisheries Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2. The Commissioner of Fisheries, Hyderabad, A.P. 3. Regional Manager United India Insurance Company Limited, Bashirbagh, Hyderabad. 4. Two C.S. to the G.P. for Fisheries, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 5. Two C.D. Copies.