IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 16408 of 2009 Between: S.R.M. Rangapati Raju, S/o. Yerram Raju, R/o. Jeelakarragudem,Samarlakota Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, (Cooperation), Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Executive Officer, District Cooperative Central Bank Limitedm Eluru, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of respondents in not settling petitioner retirement benefits, is illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to release petitioner retirement benefits Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.APPADHARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.16408 OF 2009 ORDER : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the inaction on the part of the respondents in settling the retirement benefits to which the petitioner is entitled to is arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner as well as Smt. B. Vijaya Laksmi, the learned Counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent Bank. The petitioner herein was an employee of Muppinavarigudem Primary Agricultural Co-operative Society and he was relieved on 31.05.2008 on attaining the age of superannuation. It is stated that in spite of representations made by him on 9.9.2008 and 13.12.2008 the retirement benefits to which he is entitled to including the gratuity has not been settled so far. Hence, the present writ petition. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and keeping in view that the petitioner’s representations dated 9.9.2008 and 13.12.2008 are pending, without expressing any opinion as to the entitlement of the petitioner for the benefits claimed by him, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to consider the petitioner’s representations dated 9.9.2008 and 13.12.2008 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. Dt. 18.8.2009 Note:- CC in one week. (B/O) gbs