THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P.NO.20243 OF 2007 O R D E R Heard both the counsel. 2. The petitioner was working as Chief Process Operator in the Osmania University, Hyderabad. By proceedings No.MR- 75/4/JR/97-98 dated 17.7.2002 the respondent – Registrar of the University, imposed the punishment of dismissal from service, for the charges of misappropriation of University funds. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner ﬁled writ petition. This court by interim order dated 27.7.2007 granted interim suspension of the impugned order. Subsequently, the petitioner retired from service. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the respondent - University had withdrawn the impugned proceedings. He further submitted that as the petitioner retired from service, during the pendency of the writ petition and as the impugned order has been withdrawn, a direction may be given to the respondent to release pension, gratuity and other retrial beneﬁts to the petitioner. For the said relief, the petitioner ﬁled W.P.M.P.No.16542/2008. He also submitted that one V.Satyanarayana, Assistant Director (Retired) Nizamia Observatory, Osmania University Hyderabad who was imposed punishment of withholding of pension and gratuity in full, ﬁled W.P.No.19575/2007 and this court granted interim suspension and subsequently, the respondent - University has withdrawn the order of punishment and this court considering those circumstances, passed the order dated 1.5.2008 as under: “The learned counsel appearing for respondent – University Mr.Deepak Bhattacharjee states that the impugned order dated 17.7.2007 has already been withdrawn and therefore, the writ petition has become infructuous. In view of the same, I am of the opinion that the petitioner is entitled for pensionary, gratuity and other retrial beneﬁts. Therefore, the respondents are directed to consider and release the same within a period of one months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs.” 4. The learned counsel for the respondent – University also submitted that the writ petitioner may be disposed of in term of the order of this court in W.P.No.19575/2007 dated 1.5.2008. 5. In view of the above circumstances, the Writ Petition and W.P.M.P.No.16542/2008 are disposed of directing the 1 st respondent – Registrar, Osmania Univesity, Hyderabad to consider the case of the petitioner and release the pension, gratuity and other retrial beneﬁts within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. AVS ---------------------------------- 04—08—2008 Note: Issue C.C. in three days. B/O