THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.P.No.23331 of 2000 ORDER The petitioner is the brother of one P. Bhaskar Reddy, who died on 17.10.1989 while working as Police Constable on deputation in Warangal District. As the said Bhaskar Reddy has no children, his widow, by name, P. Venkateswaramma, gave an application in the year 1992, requesting the respondents to appoint her brother-in-law i.e., the petitioner, on compassionate grounds. She stated in the said application that if the petitioner is appointed on compassionate grounds, he would support her. The petitioner states that as he was studying 10th Class at that point of time, the respondents told him and the widow that they would approach them after he passed 10th Class. In the year 1994, Smt P. Venkateswaramma, submitted another representation stating that the petitioner passed 10th Class and he can be appointed in any suitable post on compassionate grounds. It is stated that no action has been taken thereon. Thereafter, the father of the petitioner submitted a representation on 13.12.1996 for appointment of his son, i.e., the petitioner, on compassionate grounds. However, the first respondent issued a memo, dated 30.12.1996, rejecting the said representation. The same is questioned in this writ petition. 2. Heard. 3. The memo, dated 30.12.1996, issued by the first respondent, reads as under: “The representation of Sri P. Laxmareddy, father of late Sri P. Bhaskar Reddy, PC 1082, Cuddapah District, for appointment of Sri P. Srinivasulu Reddy, brother of the deceased employee as P.C. is examined and it is rejected as the representation is a belated one”. 4. The petitioner’s brother died as early as in the year 1989, whereas the petitioner’s father made a representation for appointment of his son on compassionate grounds on 13.12.1996, i.e., after a lapse of more than seven years. Of course, it is stated in the affidavit that though the widow of late Bhaskar Reddy made a representation in the year 1992, the third respondent directed her and the petitioner to approach them after the petitioner passes 10th Class. There is absolutely no material on record to establish the said fact as the copy of the representation given in the year 1992 or the acknowledgment establishing the receipt of the same by the competent authority, is not filed. Compassionate appointment is provided in the service so as to see that the family of the deceased is not driven to streets and that the timely appointment of any one of the family members is to compensate the loss of income to the family of the deceased. 5. Apparently, late Bhaskar Reddy has no children and in those circumstances, his widow appears to have given a representation in the year 1992 seeking appointment of the petitioner on compassionate grounds. Even if the same is accepted, it shall be done within the time frame. As stated supra, the said Bhaskar Reddy died in the year 1989 and his father gave representation on 13.12.1996 i.e., after a lapse of more than seven years. In those circumstances, the first respondent rejected the same as a belated one vide the memo impugned. As the writ petition is of the year 2000, this Court is of the view that the relief sought for by the petitioner cannot be granted at this length of time. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J Date:02.12.2010 sj