IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.34115 of 2011 Between: B.Vaishnavi and another … Petitioner and Govt.of A.P., Rep.by its Chairman/M.D., APSRTC., Bus Bhavan, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.34115 of 2011 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned standing counsel for the respondents Corporation. This writ petition has been filed by the two minor children, representing through their paternal grand father, seeking a direction to the official respondents 1 and 2 not to release any death benefits and not to give any compassionate appointment in favour of the 3rd respondent, who is none other than the natural mother of the minor children, and to release the same in their favour. According to the petitioners, brief facts of the case are that one Eedhanna, who is father of the minor children, joined as Conductor in the respondents Corporation and was got murdered in connivance of with his wife, Smt. B.Jagadeshwari, 3rd respondent. It is submitted that the grand father of the minor children, who is representing in the present writ petition on behalf of the minor children, reliably came to know that the 3rd respondent re-married with one Golla Ravi and they are now living separately, leaving the minor children with him and further he also came to know that she made a representation before the 2nd respondent, Depot Manager, for grant of death benefits and compassionate appointment of his deceased son. Explaining the above circumstances, the grand father of the minor children stated to have made a representation on 09.08.2010 requesting not to grant any death benefits and compassionate appointment in favour of the 3rd respondent but to release the same in favour of minor children. As the respondents did not initiate any action on the said representation, the petitioners filed the present writ petition. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the minor children are in custody of their paternal grand father. As their grand father is old age and having no sufficient means to give good education and food and even not in a position to maintain the minor children, the death benefits and other monetary benefits may be released in the name of the minor children with the permission to withdraw the interest accrued thereon. On the other hand, the learned standing counsel for the respondents Corporation would submit that all the benefits will have to be calculated and paid to the persons who are nominees of the deceased as per the records available with the Corporation. However, he submits that on behalf of the minor petitioners, their grant father stated to have made a representation on 09.08.2010. Therefore, the respondents may be directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders. In that view of the matter, without going into the merits of the case, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent, Depot Manager, to consider the representation stated to have been made by the grant father of the minor petitioners on 09.08.2010 and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, within a period of two months, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to cots. ________________________ JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Date: 30.12.2011 LSK