THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No. 10073 of 1997 Dated:05-03-2007 Between:- R. Lakshmi ..Petitioner And The Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, APSRTC, Musheerabad, Hyderabad and two others. ..Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No. 10073 of 1997 :O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not providing suitable employment, on compassionate grounds, to the petitioner as arbitrary and illegal and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India; and consequently direct the respondents to provide the petitioner suitable employment in the respondent-Corporation. It appears the husband of the petitioner – Late R. Subba Rao, while working as driver in the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation in Musheerabad Depot, Hyderabad died in harness on 11- 09-1994 leaving the petitioner and her minor daughter. According to the petitioner, she passed 7th class common examination and she is an unemployed. On account of the death of her husband, she and her minor daughter are facing difficulties in earning the bread. She has also to look after, apart from her minor daughter, the aged in-laws. Therefore, she made an application dated 26-10-1995 to appoint her either in the post of Sweeper or Office Attendant in the respondent- Corporation on compassionate grounds under the ‘Bread Winner Scheme’, but the respondent did not evoke any response. Hence the writ petition. In view of the above facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the respondents are directed to consider the representation purported to have been made by the petitioner on 26-10-1995 or treat the very writ petition as representation and consider the case of the petitioner for appointment as Sweeper or Office Attendant or to any other suitable post and pass appropriate orders within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ C.V. RAMULU, J Dated: 05-03-2007. Pvks/* Nb:- Office to despatch the copy of this order to the petitioner within one week. B/o pvks