THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.8355 OF 2010 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking to issue a writ or order or direction to the respondents to pay an amount of Rs.1,35,000/- with interest to the petitioner towards A.A.O.No.64 of 2006 as per Lr.No.6566/Proc./WB/2006, dated 31.10.2008, and to call for the records. 2. The petitioner was appointed as a Government Pleader for the Women Development and Child Welfare Department. During her tenure as Government Pleader, she was appointed by respondent No.2 as special counsel to defend the department in A.A.O.Nos.63 of 2006 and 64 of 2006 before a sole Arbitrator. The fee to be paid for the petitioner was fixed by the department as Rs.2,70,000/- for defending both the cases. An amount of Rs.1,35,000/- was paid to the petitioner vide cheque dated 29.12.2008 much after the Award was passed. The remaining fee was not paid to the petitioner in spite of issuing reminders. Hence, the Writ Petition. 3. Heard both sides. 4. It is not in dispute before this Court that the petitioner defended the cases in A.A.O.Nos.63 of 2006 and 64 of 2006 before a sole arbitrator as a special counsel. It is not in dispute before this Court that the fee to be paid for the petitioner in respect of A.A.O.Nos.63 of 2006 and 64 of 2006 is Rs.2,70,000/-. It is also not in dispute before this Court that an amount of Rs.1,35,000/- was paid to the petitioner by way of cheque dated 29.12.2008 relating to A.A.O.No.63 of 2006. Admittedly, the amount of Rs.1,35,000/- relating to A.A.O.No.64 of 2006 has not been paid to the petitioner. The plea taken by the Government is that after recovery of Rs.4,00,000/- from the Sunny Graphics i.e., the applicant, it would pay the remaining amount to the petitioner. That cannot be accepted. When the petitioner is appointed as a special counsel for defending the Government before the Arbitrator and defended the cases as a special counsel, she is entitled for payment of fee irrespective of the recovery from the Sunny Graphics. 5. Hence, the Writ Petition is allowed directing the respondents to pay Rs.1,35,000/- (Rupees one lakh thirty five thousand) to the petitioner towards fee relating to A.A.O.No.64 of 2006, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C.BHANU, J December 13, 2011 MD IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD Dated: 13.12.2011 PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.8355 OF 2010 Between: R. Annapurna ..... PETITIONER AND The District Women Development and Child Welfare Department and another ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.8355 OF 2010 December 13, 2011 MD