IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD Tuesday, August 9, 2011, Present: The Hon’ble Sri Justice N. Ravi Shankar W.P.No. 23623 of 2002 Between: Y. Lokanadh ..Petitioner and The Commissioner, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Vijayawada. …Respondent The Hon’ble Sri Justice N. Ravi Shankar W.P.No. 23623 of 2002 O r d e r: Heard petitioner’s counsel, Sri M.Srinivas Reddy and Ms. G. Jhansi, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent. 2. In this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner is challenging the endorsement issued by the respondent-Corporation in D.Dis.No.C24/36369/2001 dated: 16-09- 2002 rejecting his application for compassionate appointment on the ground that earlier a Division Bench of this Court held that compassionate appointments on the ground of medical invalidation are illegal and impermissible. It is seen that the petitioner made the application for compassionate appointment on the ground that his mother retired from the respondent-Corporation on medical invalidation. 3. It may be noted that subsequently the Supreme Court in V. Siva Murthy v. State of AP[1] reversed the said decision of the Division Bench of this Court and held that compassionate appointments on medical grounds are permissible, if the government decides to grant them. In view of this decision of the Supreme Court, it follows that the impugned Memo. D.Dis.No.C24/36369/2001 dated: 16-9-2002 issued by the respondent-Corporation has to be set aside. 4. Accordingly this writ petition is allowed and the memo issued by the Respondent/Corporation in D.Dis.No.C24/36369/2001 dated: 16-09-2002 is set aside. The respondent shall now proceed to consider the application of the petitioner in terms of G.O.Ms.No. 661, General Administration (SER.G) Department dated:23-10-2008 issued reviving the scheme of compassionate appointments on medical invalidation and also G.O.Ms.No. 179, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (G1) Department dated:23.04.2010 by which the compassionate appointment scheme was extended to local bodies. The application of the petitioner shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________________ N. RAVI SHANKAR, J. August 9, 2011. *BVS [1] 2008 (13) SCC 730