In view of the interdependency and commonality of the questions involved, both these writ petitions are being disposed of by a common order.

2. Heard Smt. Bobba Vijayalakshmi and Sri Venkateswarlu Posani and the learned Government Pleader for Cooperation and also Sri B. Adinarayana Rao, representing the parties in both these writ petitions.

3. P.V.S. Ramabrahmam, writ petitioner in W.P.No.7959 of 2008 prayed for issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to pay gratuity amount of Rs.2,81 ,375/- to the said writ petitioner along with interest at 12% with effect from 31.8.2002 and pass such other suitable orders.

4. The said writ petitioner is the second respondent in W.P.No.27578 of 2008. The Punadipadu Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society, third respondent in W.P.No.7959 of 2008, is the writ petitioner in W.P.No.27578 of 2008. The said writ petition was filed praying for issuance of a writ of Certiorari calling for records pertaining to the orders in O.A.No.70 of 2004 on the file of A.P. Cooperative Tribunal, Vijayawada, dated 08.12.2006, and quash the same and pass such other suitable orders.

5. In W.P.No.7959 of 2008, on 28.4.2008, Rule Nisi was issued and in W