1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 28.04.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN W.P.(MD) No.4675 of 2011 M.Pounuthayee ..Petitioner Vs 1.The State of Tamilnadu Represented by its Secretary for Local Administration, Fort St. George, Chennai. 2.The District Collector Virudhunagar District. 3.The President cum Executive Officer, Maharajapuram Panchayat, Virudhunagar District. ..Respondents Prayer:Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Mandamus to direct the second respondent to consider the representation dated 20.10.2010 and to appoint this petitioner on compassionate grounds under the third respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.K.P.S.Palanivel Rajan For Respondent : Mr.V.Rajasekaran Special Government Pleader' O R D E R By consent, the writ petition is taken up for final hearing. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondent. 3. The petitioner has come up with the present writ petition for a mandamus directing the the second respondent to consider the representation dated 20.10.2010 and to appoint this petitioner on compassionate grounds under the third respondent. 4. The case of the petitioner is that her husband was working as a “water tank valve” from 2003 to 10.12.2010, under the third respondent. On his death on 11.12.2010, the petitioner gave a representation dated 20.12.2010 to the second respondent along with relevant documents requesting him to appoint her as a water tank value operator or any other work in the third respondent office on compassionate ground. But, however, no action was taken by the second respondent and hence, the petitioner has come up with the present writ petition for the relief stated earlier. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 5. Considering the limited scope of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, I direct the second respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 20.12.2010 on merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition is ordered accordingly. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petition is closed. RR Sd/- Deputy Registrar[Accounts] /True copy/ Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary, State of Tamilnadu Local Administration, Fort St. George, Chennai. 2.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District. 3.The President cum Executive Officer, Maharajapuram Panchayat, Virudhunagar District. +1 cc to Mr.K.P.S.Palanivel Rajan, Advocate SR.No.15582. +1 cc to Special Government Pleader, SR.No.15775. W.P.(MD)No.4675 of 2011 Dated:28.04.2011 2P/6C RPB 03.05.2011[I.T.] https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/