THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 6028 OF 2011 O R D E R: This Writ Petition has been instituted seeking directions to the respondents to consider the representations said to have been submitted by the writ petitioner on 03.04.2010 and 28.01.2011 seeking retention in service as Assistant Divisional Engineer on promotion at Dr. Narla Tatarao Thermal Power Station, Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District. Heard Sri Chandraiah Sunkara, learned counsel for the writ petitioner and Sri C. Raghu, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Corporation. The petitioner, who is a graduate Engineer in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, was appointed as an Assistant Engineer (Electrical), upon selection and he joined the 3rd respondent Thermal Power Station on 31.07.2002. Since he has passed the requisite departmental test and also completed the requisite length of service, his case was considered for promotion as an Assistant Divisional Engineer (Electrical). At that stage, the writ petitioner submitted a representation on 03.04.2010, requesting for retention at the 3rd respondent Thermal Power Station on promotion as an Additional Divisional Engineer. He has pointed out that his mother was a cancer patient and was undergoing treatment at Vijayawada and his father was similarly undergoing treatment for neurological problems. He therefore, requested to be retained in the 3rd respondent unit. He has followed up this representation on 28.01.2011, by which time, he was promoted as an Assistant Additional Engineer (Electrical) on 12.10.2010. He is now posted to Kakatiya Thermal Power Station, Bhupalapalli, Warangal District. The request of the writ petitioner is that, in view of the peculiar circumstances in which he was placed, he may be retained in the 3rd respondent unit. The learned Standing Counsel submits that the circumstances narrated by the writ petitioner appear to be genuine reasons. Therefore, the respondents will consider his representation and pass appropriate orders thereon, within a maximum period of two months from today and communicate the same to the writ petitioner. With this, the Writ Petition stands disposed of at the admission stage itself. No costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 14th March 2011 Issue CC in two days. ksld