IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION NO : 4471 of 2001 Between: Smt.Gousia Begum, R/o Near Water Tank, Gambhiraopet, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Executive Officer, Grampanchayat, Choppadandi, Karimnagar District. 2. The District Panchayat Officer, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar. 3. The District Collector, Karrimnagar District at Karimnagar. 4. The Principal Secretary to Govt. of A.P., Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the petition the High Court will be pleased to issue an order, direction or a writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus calling for the records relating to the payment of encashment of earned leave, gratuity and other family benefits entitled to the husband of the petitioner herein who expired on 16-7-1999 and to direct the respondents to pay the said amounts to the petitioner who is the wife of the deceased Attender, Shabbir Ali who worked in the Gram panchayat, Choppadandi, Karimnagar District. Counsel for the Petitioner:PETITION Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Mr.P.Raghavender Reddy Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 4: G.P. for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) Letter sent by one Smt.Gousia Begum was registered as a taken up petition wherein she has made grievance that payment of encashment of earned leave, gratuity and other family benefits payable on expiry of her husband, who expired on 16th July, 1999 have not been made by the respondent No.1. Reply filed by the Executive Officer, Choppadandi Gram Panchayat, Karimnagar, states that petitioner is entitled for earned leave salary of her husband for a period of 240 days for which Rs.10,000/- was paid to her and the balance amount of Rs.23,152/- was not paid since the grant had not been received from the Government. As per the learned counsel for the respondent No.2, payments have since been made to the petitioner. He has shown to us the extract from the Register wherein payment was made by various cheques. In view of the stand taken by the respondents, the petition is closed. ___________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ 16-8-2004 _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Tvr To 1. The Executive Officer, Grampanchayat, Choppadandi, Karimnagar District. 2. The District Panchayat Officer, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar. 3. The District Collector, Karrimnagar District at Karimnagar. 4. The Principal Secretary to Govt. of A.P., Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 5. 2 CCs to the Govt. pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6. 2 CCs to the Officer Concerned, PIL Section, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 7. 2 CCs to the Member Secretary, Legal Services Authority, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 8. 2 CD copies.