ORDER:

Aggrieved by the action of the respondents in failing to rectify the erroneous fixation of service pension at Rs.36,642/- instead of Rs.39,455/-, and seeking a direction to the respondents to fix the service pension at Rs.39,455/- with all consequential benefits, the present writ petition is filed.

2. Heard Sri K. Ram Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Women Development and Child Welfare, appearing on behalf of the respondents.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was promoted as Assistant Director vide proceedings dated 19.08.2015 in an existing vacancy, after following due the procedure for effecting promotions that included conducting a DPC and approving her name in the DPC. Consequently, her pay was fixed at Rs.78,910/- in the scale of pay of Rs.37,100-91,450 vide proceedings dated 09.10.2015. While so, the petitioner had retired from service on 31.08.2015 and her pension proposals were accordingly submitted by the office of respondent No.2 as per the procedure in vogue, wherein, her service pension was proposed as Rs.39,455/-, among other things. However, despite the same, on receiving the pensio