ORDER :

U. Durga Prasad Rao, J.

1. The petitioner seeks mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not allowing the petitioner to operate her bank account bearing No. 153101000028695 maintained with 1st respondent Bank without assigning any reason, without issuing any prior notice as illegal, arbitrary and for a consequential direction to 1st respondent bank to permit her to operate her bank account and pass suitable order as this Court deems fit in the circumstances of the case.

2. The case of the petitioner is that her husband Sri Repudi Vijaya Kumar while working as Lecturer in Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada died on 15.04.2020 due to COVID-19 leaving behind the petitioner as her legal heir entitled to receive his death benefits. Her son Thomas and two married daughters are also his legal heirs.

On submission of the required documents, the Office of Accountant General (A & E), Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati fixed the monthly family pension payable to the petitioner at Rs. 73,950/- per month for seven years from 16.04.2020 to 15.04.2027 and thereafter at Rs. 44,370/- from 1