APHC010407622018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] THURSDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 18835/2018 Between: 1. T.MADHUSUDHANA REDDY,, S/O. GOPAL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED LECTURER, 0/0. N.B.K.R.SCIENCE AND ARTS COLLEGE(AIDED), VIDYANAGAR, NELLOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF COLLIGIATE EDUCATION AP, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT.521 001 3. THE REGIONAL JOIN DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE CORRESPONDENT OF N B K R SCIENCE AND ARTS COLLEGE AIDED, VIDYANAGAR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 5. THE ASSISTANT TRESURY OFFICER, DIVISIONAL SUB-TRESURY OFFICER, NELLOOR, SPSR NELLOOR DISTRICT. 6. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, THE DISTRICT TRESURY OFFICE, NELLOOR, SPSR NELLOOR DISTRICT 2 VS,J W.P.No.18835 of 2018 ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to to issue, a Writ, Order or Orders more particularly one in the nature Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents in reducing the petitioners consolidated pension from Rs.19,333 to 11,616/- besides recovery of Rs.17,93,102 vide notice dt.14-12- 2017 served on 5-5-2018 without providing any oppurnity to the petitioner and consequentenly set aside the notice dt.14-12-2017 issued by the 5th respondent and direct the respondent to pay petitioners consolidated pension without any reduction with all consequential benefits, by holiding the action of respondents issuing a notice dt.14-12-2017 for reduction of petitioners pension besides recovery without properly considering the GO.MS.No.54 dt. 8-6-2011 issued by 1st respondent for no fault of the petitioneris as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14, 16 of the constitution of India and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to pay petitioner consolidated pension without any reduction and not to effect recovery by suspending the notice dt. 14-12-2017 issued by the respondents and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. A G SATYANARAYANA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 2. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: 3 VS,J W.P.No.18835 of 2018 ORDER: This Writ Petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following prayer: “to issue, a Writ, Order or Orders more particularly one in the nature Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents in reducing the petitioners consolidated pension from Rs.19,333 to 11,616/- besides recovery of Rs.17,93,102 vide notice dt.14- 12- 2017 served on 5-5-2018 without providing any opportunity to the petitioner and consequentially set aside the notice dt.14-12-2017 issued by the 5th respondent and direct the respondent to pay petitioners consolidated pension without any reduction with all consequential benefits, by holiding the action of respondents issuing a notice dt.14-12- 2017 for reduction of petitioners pension besides recovery without properly considering the GO.MS.No.54 dt. 8-6-2011 issued by 1st respondent for no fault of the petitioner is as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14, 16 of the constitution of India and pass” 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing on 08.06.2018, this Court has passed an interim order directing the respondents to pay petitioners consolidated pension without any reduction and not to effect recovery by suspending the notice dated 14.12.2017 issued by the respondents. 3. Heard Sri. Sri. A.G. Satyanarayana Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-II. 4 VS,J W.P.No.18835 of 2018 4. During the course of hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader has furnished a copy of instructions of the 6th respondent bearing Rc.No.A2/393/UGCPensions/2025, dated 23.08.2025 wherein it is stated that pursuant to the interim order passed by this Court on 08.06.2018, the basic pension of Rs.19,133/- per month was paid to the petitioner and the recovery was stopped from the date of interim order and that an amount of Rs.15,000/- which was already recovered from the petitioner between March, 2018 and May, 2018 was refunded to the petitioner vide pay bank in the month of January, 2021. In support of the said submission, learned Assistant Government Pleader has also filed the pay slip for the month of August, 2025. 5. In view of the fact that the recovery was stopped from the petitioner’s pension pursuant to the interim order and as the recovered amount of Rs.15,000/- was refunded to the petitioner in the year 2021 itself, this Court is of the opinion that the cause in the writ petition would not survive for further adjudication. 6. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed. _____________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA 18.06.2026 Gss