JUDGMENT :

Ravi Nath Tilhari, J.

Heard Sri Sreemannarayana Vattikuti, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Govt. Pleader for Services-II, appearing for respondents Nos.1 to 4 and Sri Satish Kumar, learned counsel for the 5th respondent.

2. This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (in short "APAT/Tribunal") in O.A.No.1726 of 2015, dtd. 25/4/2017.

3. The case of the petitioner is that her husband Sri late Gaddam Danam worked as Warden in the Office of the District Social Welfare-3rd respondent and retired on 30/6/2011 and later expired on 17/10/2014 leaving behind the petitioner (Gaddam Ruth Victoria) as his legally wedded wife and only son as his legal heirs. The petitioner approached the official respondents No.1 to 4 claiming the retirement and other terminal benefits, such as pension, medical reimbursement etc., and came to know that the present 5th respondent, namely, Smt. G. Padma, was also claiming family pension etc., being nominee of late Gaddam Danam in his service register. The petitioner's further case is that her marriage with late Gaddam Danam