JUDGMENT :

Heard Sri Pappu Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader, appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and 5, Sri G. Srinivasulu Reddy, learned standing counsel for the 4th respondent and Sri G. Simhadri, learned counsel for 6th respondent and newly impleaded 7th respondent, and perused the material on record.

2. This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed for the following reliefs:-

“...to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ order or direction declaring the impugned action of the Respondents 2 to 5 in withholding the death benefits and family pension payable to the petitioner on account of the death of her husband Geddam Subbaraju on Dt. 16.6.2016 as illegal arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice etc and consequently direct the respondents 2 to 5 to pay the death-cum-retirement benefits payable on account of the death of Geddam Subbaraju to the petitioner and also consider her application for compassionate appointment at an earliest point of time and pass such other order or orders….”

3. The petitioner – Paka Padmavathi (Geddam) is the second legally wedded wife of dece