JUDGMENT :

RAVI NATH TILHARI, J.

1. Heard Sri Ramalingeswara Rao Kocharlakota, learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. Heard Sri V.R. Reddy Kovvuri, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 2 and 3 and learned Government Pleader for cooperation and perused the material on record.

3. The petitioner has filed this petition for the following relief:

“For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is hereby prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ in the nature of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction, order or orders declaring the action of the respondents authorities herein in not releasing petitioner’s pension and other retirement benefits as he was retired from service on 30.04.2012, consequent on his acquittal in Criminal case in C.C. No. 276/2007 by judgment dated 05.02.2018, despite he made representation on 27.01.2021 to the 2nd respondent herein as wholly arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction and void and violated the principles of natural justice and affected his rights guaranteed under article 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents herein to release the entire retirement benefits to th