HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT APPEAL No. 1282 OF 2009 Dated: 09-11-2009 Between: Smt. Ayesha Bi ... APPELLANT AND The Accountant General, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and another ... RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT APPEAL No. 1282 OF 2009 JUDGEMENT: (per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Being aggrieved by an order dated 11-03-2008 passed in Writ Petition No. 4757 of 2008, this appeal has been filed by the original petitioner. 2. The appellant claims to be the heir of Naseemunnisa who expired in 1999. The appellant is the stepmother and she claims that she should be treated as a part of the family of Naseemunnisa and should be given certain benefits as one of the heirs of late Naseemunnisa. 3. In our opinion, the learned single Judge was absolutely right in coming to the conclusion that a stepparent cannot be treated as a parent. More over, even the parent should be a total dependant of the concerned government servant. It has not been established that the appellant was dependant upon Naseemunnisa. Thus on two counts viz., (1) that the appellant was not totally dependant and (2) that the appellant was not a parent, the submission made on behalf of the appellant was not accepted. 4. We are in agreement with the view expressed by the learned single Judge and, therefore, the appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs. 5. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WAMP No. 2683 of 2009, filed by the appellant for interim relief, is also dismissed. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 09-11-2009 ks