IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.27058 of 2008 Between: Smt.A.Kamala Bai. … Petitioner. And Government of India, reptd., by Under Secretary, Cabinet Secretary, Directorate of Public Grievances, II Floor, Sardar Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001 and three others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Venka Reddy Donthi Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: Sri R.S.Murthy for R.1. Sri P.Ganga Rami Reddy for R.2 to R.4. This Court made the following: ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage this Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. The Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in not considering my representations dt.02-6-06, 07-03-07 and 11-11- 2008 for consideration of payment of ex-gratia compensation to the families of railway servants who die in harness due to accident in performance of their bona fide official duties as per the serial circular No.337/1999 i.e., circular letter No. P®500/ex-gratia dt.23-12-1999 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India in the interest of justice”. At the hearing, Sri Venkat Reddy Donthi Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, placed before me sanction order dated 17-3-2009 given by the Chief Personnel Officer of South Central Railway, Secunderabad, for payment of balance ex-gratia amount of Rs.7,07,600/- to the petitioner, and submitted that in view of the said proceedings the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:17-4-2009 MNR