THE HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM MONDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2006 W.P.No. 16528 of 2005 Between:- Suggi Apparao --Petitioner And The Joint Secretary, A.P.Genco Ltd., Vidyutsoudha, Hyderabad-82 and another. --Respondents THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 16528 of 2005 Oral order:- The grievance of the writ petitioner, son of a deceased employee of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board, who died in 1991, is that neither he nor his mother was considered for compassionate appointment on the death of the sole breadwinner. Admittedly, the petitioner’s father demised in the year 1991. Initially, his mother made an application for compassionate appointment. The application was rejected on the ground that the petitioner’s mother was not qualified, as she was not literate. The petitioner was a minor at the time of his father’s demise. On attaining majority, he and his mother, both reiterated representations for compassionate appointment. The respondents offered additional monetary benefits in lieu of compassionate appointment, to which, neither the petitioner nor his mother responded. The petitioner’s grievance now is two fold -- (a) that he is not offered compassionate appointment and (b) that even the additional monetary benefits are not paid. Learned standing counsel for the respondents states that the benefits of the compassionate appointment scheme cannot be extended to the petitioner at this distance of time, as the petitioner’s family has been able to survive the deprivation of the demise of the petitioner’s father for nearly one and half decade. As to additional monetary benefits, it is stated by the learned standing counsel, that the respondents are ready and willing to pay additional monetary compensation and would be paying the additional monetary compensation to the petitioner/legal heirs of the late employee Mr. S. Nestal Reddy, who was working as a Watchman under the control of the Executive Engineer, C.M. Division, Donkarayi, O&M Circle/Mothugudem, expeditiously and in any event within a period of two weeks. In the light of this averment and having regard to the petitioner’s unemployment condition, the writ petition is disposed of recording the undertaking of the respondents, as addressed by the learned standing counsel for the respondents, that additional monetary benefits payable to the family on the demise of late S. Nestal Redy, would be paid to the dependents of late S. Nestal Reddy within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. __________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Date: 30-01-2006 Pvks/*