ORDER :

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services.

2. This writ petition is filed to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or writs, order or direction, declaring the impugned order dated 25.06.2019 in Memo No. No.9472/Vig.III/2019 of the 1st respondent as illegal and in violation of principles of natural justice and in utter violation of Service Rules and Revised Pension Rules and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith release all the terminal benefits of petitioner’s husband in favour of petitioner with interest @ 12% per annum apart from granting regular Family Pension in favour of the petitioner and costs.

PERUSED THE RECORD

3. The order impugned dated 25.06.2019 passed in Memo No.9472/Vig.III/2019, reads as under :

“It has been brought to the notice of the Government through the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, TS, Hyderabad that the District Collector, Ranga Reddy has placed Sri P.Chandra Reddy, Former DT (CS), Tandur under suspension for committing certain irregularities while working as ST (CS), MLS Point, Tandur and imposed a punishment of demotion to the lowest rank on permanent basis besides recovery of amount of Rs.8,86,442/- towards shortage of commodities against him. Aggrieved by the orders of the District Collector, Ranga Reddy the charged officer has filed an O.A.No.1317/1995, in which the APAT has set aside the orders of the District Collector of imposing punishment and ordered of de nova enquiry and subsequently, the Revenue Divisional Officer, Vikarabad was appointed as Enquiry Officer and the enquiry report is awaited. The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, TS, Hyderabad, has also informed that The Station House Officer, Tandur also filed a Criminal Case against Sri Chandra Reddy in C.C.No.107/96 in the Court of Hon’ble Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tandur and the Hon’ble Court in its order dated:20.09.1999 acquitted the individual holding that the accused is not found guilty. As the matter stood thus, Smt P.Laxmamma W/o.Late Sri P. Chandra Reddy, DAO (Retired), has submitted a representation stating that her husband Sri P.Chandra Reddy, DAO was retired from service on 03.06.2006 and a disciplinary case was pending against him and that her husband was expired on 25.12.2016 and requested to abate the disciplinary case against him. Finally, the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, TS, Hyderabad has requested to take further action as per the provision of APRP Rules, 1980.

Government after careful examination of the matter, keeping in view the report of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, TS, Hyderabad, have decided to abate further action against Sri P. Chandra Reddy, former DT (CS), Tandur, duly recovering the loss caused to Government as per the G.O.Ms.No.85, Finance & Planning (Finance Wing: Pen-I) Department, dated: 12.07.1999. The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, TS, Hyderabad is also requested to fix-up the responsibilities against the Enquiry Officer for not completing the de nova enquiry within the stipulated time and report compliance to the Government immediately.

The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Telangana State, Hyderbad is therefore, requested to take further necessary action in the matter accordingly”.

4. The petitioner’s husband on an earlier occasion had filed O.A.No.5936 of 1994 and the said O.A was disposed of by order dated 11.10.1994 directing the respondents to explain as to why the enquiry could not be completed and final orders passed within one year and also the petitioner’s husband late P.Chandra Reddy on earlier occasion had filed O.A.No.348 of 1995 before the erstwhile A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad and the Tribunal vide its order dated 31.01.1995 granted stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the impugned show cause notice. But in spite of the said interim order, dated 31.01.1995, the respondents passed final orders on 10.02.1995 i