IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 8800 of 1999 Between: D C Dongre S/o Gunder Rao Dongre Jambagh, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Educational Officer, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner & Director of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 3 The State of Andhra Pradesh rep by its Secretary to Government, Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 4 The V.V.Education Society rep by its Secretary & Correspondent, Jambagh, Hyderabad 5 The Accountant General of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to release the arrears of Salaries, allowances, surrender of encashment etc., (nearly an amount of Rs. 44,478-20 ps) for the period from March 1979 to February 1983 together with the arrears of commuted pension and other retirement benefits by declaring the action of the 1st Respondent passed in Procs. Rc. 07/TG/C4/98-99/Arrears dated 30/3/1999 as being wholly arbitary, illegal, unconstitutional, null and void and accord all consequential and other attendant benefits including exemplary damages and interests for belayed payments in the interests of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.Y.VENKAT SASTRY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.8800 of 1999 ORDER: Sri Y.Venkat Sastry, learned counsel for the petitioner, would fairly state that the sole petitioner died more than two years ago and that none of the legal representatives has been brought on record. The writ petition abates and is, accordingly, dismissed. ______________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J 23rd April, 2008 v v To 1. The District Educational Officer, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner & Director of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3. Secretary to Government, Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 4. The Secretary & Correspondent, V.V.Education Society, Jambagh, Hyderabad. 5. The Accountant General of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 6. 2CCs to 7. 2CD copies