Devadanam, v. The Director,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTI CE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTI CE GUDI SEVA SHYAM PRASAD WRI T PETI TI ON No.23336 of 2017 Between:

Devadanam ..Petitioner and The Director, Scheduled Caste Development Department, State of Telangana, Hyderabad and others ..Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Mr.S.Satyanarayana Rao Counsel for the respondents: Government Pleader for Services (TS) The Court made the following:

CVNR,J & GSP,J W.P.No.23336 of 2017 ORDER: (Per the Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy) This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in implementing order, date 02.09.2016, in O.A.No.3429 of 2015 on the file of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad (for short 'the Tribunal') as illegal. The petitioner has sought for a consequential direction to the respondents to pay penal interest at the rate of 24% per annum on the retirement benefits. 2.

At the hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Services (TS) appearing for the respondents has placed before us proceedings No.A1/214/2013, dated 29.08.2017, of respondent No.2, wherein he has accorded sanction for release of the pension and retirement benefits to the petitioner, with the direction to the District Scheduled Caste Development Officer, Sanga Reddy, to take necessary action in the matter. The learned Government Pleader has submitted that in pursuance of the aforementioned proceedings, the District Scheduled Caste Development Officer, Sanga Reddy, will pursue the matter and assured that the pension will be released as early as possible. 3.

In the light of the above subsequent events as referred to above and the submissions of the learned Government Pleader, which are placed on record, the Writ Petition is disposed of as infructuous. 4.

As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.28815 of 2017 filed by the petitioner for interim relief shall stand disposed of as infructuous.

______________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J __________________________________ GUDI SEVA SHYAM PRASAD, J 30th August, 2017 GHN

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