HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION No. 23401 OF 2010 Thursday, the seventh Day of October, Two Thousand and Ten Between B.Srinivasulu Petitioner AND The Officer of C.D.A., Pensions, Allahabad and others Respondents JUDGMENT: (Per the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) Assailing the order dated 16.6.2010 dismissing M.A. No. 145 of 2010 filed for restoration of the O.A. No. 605 of 2005 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, Hyderabad, dismissing the same for default, the present writ petition is filed. The petitioner herein is the son of one Mr. B.Ramaswamy, who died on 4.9.1999 while working as Civilian Male Cadre. As such, the petitioner approached the authorities to consider his case for appointment on compassionate grounds and also submitted representation dated 13.3.2005. Since the respondent authorities have neither considered his appointment nor passed any order thereon, he filed the above O.A. before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, Hyderabad, which was dismissed for default on 2.9.2005. Thereafter, the petitioner filed the above Miscellaneous Application seeking to restore the above O.A. which was also dismissed by the order impugned in this writ petition. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Since the learned counsel for the petitioner did not attend the Tribunal on 2.9.2005, the O.A. appears to have been dismissed. The petitioner claims compassionate appointment consequent to the death of his father. In view of these facts, it is just and proper to allow the writ petition so that the lis can be decided on merits once for all. Consequently, the writ petition is allowed and the O.A. No. 605 of 2005 is restored to the file of Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, Hyderabad. No order as to costs. ____________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari ____________________ Justice G.V. Seethapathy October 07, 2010 MAS.