ORDER:

1. This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:

(a) “to issue appropriate writ, order or direction, particularly a Writ of Mandamus declaring the G.O.Ms.No.107 dated 11.07.2018 imposing a major penalty under Rule 9 of AP Revised Pension Rules, 1980 thereby withholding the pension in full permanently with immediate effect and subsequent proceedings in Lr.No.D4/6811/2019 (Comp.No.863647) Dt.15.07.2019 thereby rejecting petitioner’s request for providing provisional pension and retirement benefits including PF and Gratuity as illegal, irregular, irrational, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of Constitution of India and contrary to Rule 9 of A.P.Pension Rules, 1980 and consequently direct the respondents to release petitioner’s retirement benefits including Gratuity and PF and other attendant benefits from 11.07.2018 along with appropriate interest as specified in Gratuity Act, 1972”.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that she joined in service in the year 1985 as a Typist. Later, promoted as Assistant Accounts Officer and posted in the office of the District Treasury Office, Guntur. While she was workin