diff --git a/src/s1ap/handlers/uectxtrelease_cmd.c b/src/s1ap/handlers/uectxtrelease_cmd.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Infosys Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "common_proc_info.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "err_codes.h"
+#include "message_queues.h"
+#include "ipc_api.h"
+#include "s1ap.h"
+#include "s1ap_config.h"
+#include "main.h"
+#include "msgType.h"
+
+
+/*static int
+get_uectxtrelcmd_protoie_value(struct proto_IE *value, struct s1relcmd_info *g_uectxtrelcmd)
+{
+	//uint8_t ieCnt = 0;
+
+	value->no_of_IEs = UE_CTX_RELEASE_NO_OF_IES;
+
+	value->data = (proto_IEs *) malloc(UE_CTX_RELEASE_NO_OF_IES *
+			sizeof(proto_IEs));
+
+	value->data[0].mme_ue_s1ap_id = g_uectxtrelcmd->ue_idx;
+	
+	value->data[1].enb_ue_s1ap_id = g_uectxtrelcmd->enb_s1ap_ue_id;
+	
+	log_msg(LOG_INFO, "mme_ue_s1ap_id %d and enb_ue_s1ap_id %d\n",
+					g_uectxtrelcmd->ue_idx,g_uectxtrelcmd->enb_s1ap_ue_id);
+	return SUCCESS;
+}*/
+
+/**
+* Stage specific message processing.
+*/
+static int
+relcmd_processing(struct s1relcmd_info *g_uectxtrelcmd)
+{
+	log_msg(LOG_DEBUG,"Process Ctx rel cmd.");
+	uint32_t length = 0;
+    	uint8_t *buffer = NULL;
+	
+	Buffer g_ctxrel_buffer;
+	struct s1ap_common_req_Q_msg req= {0};
+	
+        log_msg(LOG_DEBUG,"Inside relcmd processing\n");	
+
+    	req.IE_type = S1AP_CTX_REL_CMD;
+    	req.enb_fd = g_uectxtrelcmd->enb_fd;
+    	req.mme_s1ap_ue_id = g_uectxtrelcmd->ue_idx;
+	req.enb_s1ap_ue_id = g_uectxtrelcmd->enb_s1ap_ue_id;
+	req.cause.present = g_uectxtrelcmd->cause.present;
+    	req.cause.choice.radioNetwork = g_uectxtrelcmd->cause.choice.radioNetwork; 	
+	
+	log_msg(LOG_DEBUG,"Before s1ap_encoder\n");
+
+	int ret = s1ap_mme_encode_initiating(&req, &buffer, &length);
+	log_msg(LOG_DEBUG,"Invoked s1ap_encoder\n");
+    	if(ret == -1)
+    	{
+        	log_msg(LOG_ERROR, "Encoding ctx rel cmd failed.\n");
+        	return E_FAIL;
+    	}
+
+	buffer_copy(&g_ctxrel_buffer, buffer, length);
+	send_sctp_msg(g_uectxtrelcmd->enb_fd, g_ctxrel_buffer.buf, g_ctxrel_buffer.pos,1);
+	log_msg(LOG_INFO, "\n-----S1 Release Command sent to UE.---\n");
+	return SUCCESS;
+	
+}
+
+
+/**
+* Thread function for stage.
+*/
+void*
+s1_release_command_handler(void *data)
+{
+
+	log_msg(LOG_INFO, "s1 release command handler ready.\n");
+	
+	relcmd_processing((struct s1relcmd_info *)data);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+