THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P.No.31516 of 2011 ORDER This writ petition has been filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not providing suitable employment to the petitioner under Project Rehabilitation Policy in pursuance of G.O.Ms.No.145, Irrigation and CAD (Project Wing) Department, dated 24-6-1988, as arbitrary and illegal and consequently to direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner in any suitable post under project displaced tribals category as per G.O.Ms.No.145. The case of the petitioner is that he belongs to Scheduled Tribe. The property stands in the name of his father was acquired for Sri Pothuluri Veera Bhahmendra Swamy Reservoir Project under Telugu Ganga Project vide Award No.12 of 1987, dated 10-03-1987 by Special Deputy Collector (LA) T.G.P Unit-I Kadapa and compensation was also paid to his father. His father made an application to the respondents for providing employment, but no action has been taken. While so, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.145, Irrigation and CAD (Project Wing) Department, dated 24-06-1988 directing that special treatment should be given to project affected persons and that they should be provided with land and employment and that a list of project affected displaced tribals and their dependants should be put on the rolls of the project and if necessary, they should be sent for requisite training to make them eligible for employment. In 2007 the petitioner made a request to the respondents and again on 11.10.2010. But, so far no action has been taken. Hence, the writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per G.O.Ms.No.145, Irrigation and CAD (Project Wing) Department, dated 24.6.1988, the petitioner is entitled to be considered for providing alternative employment. He further submits that the representation made by the petitioner has not been considered so far. It is not in dispute that the property belonged to the father of the petitioner was acquired under Telugu Ganga Project. The only contention of the petitioner is that his case be considered for alternative employment as per G.O.Ms.No.145. The relevant portion of the said G.O. reads as under: “For tribals there is no rehabilitation more effective than providing them with land as the source of livelihood. Even if the quantum of land lost by tribal family cannot be entirely made good by alternative land, it must be ensured that some land is provided so that the family is not completely uprooted from its traditional occupation . If land cannot be provided, employment should be provided to atleast one member of a tribal family. In order to ensure that the tribal displaced persons/their dependents are providing employment in the concerned projects, the list of the displaced tribal persons/their dependents should be put on the rolls of the project and if necessary, they should be sent for the requisite training. The necessary educational grounding should also be given as required in the circumstances. If all the displaced tribal persons cannot be accommodated within the project, efforts should be made to find jobs in other sister projects as well as in the state Government. The above instructions are applicable to all major and medium irrigation and power projects where lands exceeding 15 acres are to be acquired for implementation of the project. The instructions will apply to the projects which will be taken up in future. They will not apply to cases of flood protection embankment or construction of canals for irrigation.” The said G.O. contemplates that if land cannot be provided to the displaced tribal, employment should be provided to atleast one member of a tribal family. The petitioner has already made a representation to the second respondent, but no action has been taken thereon. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and the G.O. referred to supra, I deem it appropriate to direct the second respondent to dispose of the representation dated 11-10-2010 said to have been made by the petitioner seeking employment under displaced families quota and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If for any reason, the said representation is not available, the petitioner is at liberty to make a fresh representation, within a period of two weeks and the second respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks thereafter, in accordance with law. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. __________________ G.CHANDRAIAH,J rkk Dated: 9-12-2011