THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.23146 of 2000 Date:02.12.2010 Between: Ch. Raksha Rekha .. Petitioner And The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Represented by its General Manager, Ramagundam-I, Godavarikhani, Karimnagar District .. Respondent ORDER: This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “To call for the records from the respondent in connection with employment of petitioner’s husband who worked as Bit Sharpner with effect from 27.04.1977 and issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondent in not providing any employment as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, contrary to law, in violation of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India; and consequently direct the respondent to provide employment either to the petitioner or to her son on compassionate grounds to a suitable post; and pass such other order or orders as deemed fit and proper under the circumstances of the case.” The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner’s husband by name Ranga Chary was appointed in the respondent - Company on 27.04.1977 as Badli Filler, and subsequently got promoted as B&T Sharpern. But, as the reasons were unknown, the petitioner disappeared from 18.05.1990 and his whereabouts are not known. The petitioner, out of her wedlock, blessed with a son and two daughters and as they are enable to maintain themselves, they approached the respondent - Company and requested for employment either to her or to her son on compassionate grounds. But however, as the respondent – Company has not considered the case of the petitioner; she filed the present writ petition. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and as the writ petition was filed in the year 2000 and this Court while admitting the same, refused to grant any interim order, now, at this length of time i.e., after lapse of about ten years, this Court is not inclined to grant any relief to the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 02.12.2010 KH