IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 26821 OF 2009 Between: Smt. Dantuluri Geetha Devi ..... PETITIONER AND The Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi and others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 26821 OF 2009 ORDER : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the alleged inaction on the part of the respondents in considering the representation of the petitioner dated 20.01.2009 claiming half share in retirement benefits of the 4th respondent as arbitrary and illegal. Sri V.Ravinder Rao, learned counsel who accepted notice for the respondents 2 and 3 under instructions stated that the 4th respondent is due to retire on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.12.2012. He further submitted that since no scheme is in operation in Visakhapatnam steel plant for voluntary retirement, the claim of the petitioner for half share in the retirement benefits of the 4th respondent is premature. Since, the petitioner has already made a representation expressing certain apprehensions and the same is pending before the respondents 2 and 3, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition with a direction to the respondents 2 and 3 to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 20.01.2009 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. ____________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 17.12.2009 Ivd