JUDGMENT:

Heard Sri M. Srikanth, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Services-IV representing the respondents 1 to 3.

2. The petitioners 2 and 3 are the substituted petitioners, of the original petitioner T. Nagamaleswaramma, widow of late T. Ramakrishna Rao (deceased employee).

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that late T. Ramakrishna Rao, (father of the petitioners 2 and 3) was working as Extension Officer in the Panchayat Raj Department. He retired from service on 13.06.1994. After his retirement a charge memo No.11514/CPR-F1/94 dated 28.10.1995 was served to him containing four charges as per the Article of Charges. He submitted reply denying all the charges. Two criminal cases i.e C.C.No.19 of 2007 and 11 of 2007, were also instituted against the deceased employee, on the file of VI Additional Junior Civil Judge, Guntur. In view of the above cases, only provisional pension was released, but gratuity and other retiremental benefits were not paid to him T. Ramakrishna Rao died on 28.01.2007; consequently, CC No.19 of 2007 and CC No.11 of 2007 in which he was accused No.4 (A-4) and accused No.36 (A-36) respectively were dismissed a