IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.12537 of 1999 Between: R.Karunakara Chary S/o Krishna, R/o Chityala (V) & (M), Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER and 1 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Narketpally, Nalgonda District. 2 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Nalgonda. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue any order, direction, or writ particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandmaus, declaring the action of the respondents herein, in not taking any action on the application made by the petitioner on 1-6-98 seeking appointment on compassionate grounds in any suitable post under the respondents, after retirement of his father under medical grounds and died later, as illegal and arbitrary and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.LINGAYYA CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondents: SMT.B.G.UMA DEVI The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.12537 of 1999 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not taking any action on the application submitted by the petitioner on 01.06.1998, seeking appointment on compassionate grounds on retirement of his father on medical grounds, who died subsequently, as arbitrary and illegal. There is no necessity of going into all the details. Admittedly, the father of the petitioner retired from service on medical grounds with effect from 11.06.1997 and subsequently died on 16.10.1998. Now, the petitioner is seeking appointment to any suitable post, on compassionate grounds, on retirement of his father on medical grounds, who died subsequently. Though such a scheme was available in the Corporation, when the said scheme was sought to be implemented by way of filing writ petitions before this Court, this Court elaborately considered and found that except the children of employees, who died in harness, other categories are not entitled for appointment on compassionate grounds. In view of the above, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed and is, accordingly, dismissed. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 27th March, 2008. IBL To 1 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Narketpally, Nalgonda District. 2 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Nalgonda.