1 APHC010545712017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 23577/2017 Between: 1. SMT MANEPALLI AMMULU, W/O. LATE ANNAJI RAO, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/O. NAIDU VEEDHI, SALURU VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE ANDHRA PRADESH ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR 2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR 3. THE REGIONAL MANAGER, ANDHRA PRADESH ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT 4. THE DEPOT MANAGER, APSRTC, SALURU BUS DEPOT VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KARRI SURYANARAYANA 2 Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. K SRINIVASA PRASAD SC For APSRTC 2. . The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 23577 of 2017 ORDER:- The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following main prayer: “to issue a Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents corporation in not providing any suitable job to the petitioner son under the compassionate grounds where the petitioner husband was died on medical invalidation and also not granted monitory benefits amounts to the petitioner pursuant to the representation dated 12.02.2014, 10.01.2013 is illegal arbitrary and unjust and also violation of principles of natural justice and also violation of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to provide suitable job to the petitioner under compassionate grounds or to issue financial benefits under monitory benefits scheme to the petitioner in the interest of justice and to pass…” 2. Heard Ms.Ch.Bhavani, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr.Karri Suryanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.K.Srinivasa Prasad, learned Standing Counsel for APSRTC. 3. The instant writ petition is filed by the petitioner on account of the death of her husband, as the authorities failed to release the mandatory benefits due to her. Questioning such inaction, she filed the writ petition in the year 2017. This Court passed an interim order dated 17.07.2017 in W.P.M.P. No. 29152 4 of 2017 in W.P. No. 23577 of 2017. Alleging disobedience of the said interim order, the petitioner instituted C.C. No. 2629 of 2017 before this Court. 4. Conversely, Mr. K.Srinivasa Prasad, learned Standing Counsel for APSRTC, submits that, pursuant to Letter No. Dy.Suptd./876(1)/2017-SLR, dated 12.03.2018 issued by the Depot Manager, Salur, a total amount of Rs.4,31,200/- was paid to the petitioner through Cheque No.503505, dated 21.02.2018 in favour of Smt. M.Ammulu, wife of late M. Annaji Rao. The said cheque was duly received by the petitioner. In proof thereof, he has also produced the acknowledgment dated 12.03.2018 issued by the petitioner. 5. Recording the said submissions and taking on record the letter dated 12.03.2018, the writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 18.02.2026 S D P 5 112 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 23577/2017 18.02.2026 W S D P