IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 4538 of 2009 Between: Potharlanka Sudheer Kumar S/o. Late P. Nancharaiah R/o. D.No.9/396-A, Balaramunipet, Jagjeevanram Nagar, Machilipatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND Senior Divisional Manager, LIC of India, Divisional Office, Machilipatnam. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not considering the petitioner's case for appointment on compassionate grounds on account of the death of his father i.e., Potharlanka Nancharaiah while he was in service as wholly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently declare that he is entitled for the appointment on compassionate grounds. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.RAVI KONDAVEETI Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.BATHULA RAJ KIRAN The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the adopted son of P.Nancharaiah. The said Nancharaiah was a watchman in Division Office of LIC of India, Machilipatnam. He died on 10- 4-2006 while in service. Thereafter, the petitioner made a representation on 26-05-2006 seeking compassionate appointment. The respondent insisted the petitioner to produce the registered adoption deed. According to the petitioner, his adoption is not evidenced by a registered document. Since representations made by the petitioner have not been disposed of by the respondent, he approached this Court invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. When the writ petition came up for admission, Sri Bathula Raj Kiran, learned Standing counsel for the LIC of India, takes out notice on behalf of the respondent. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The limited grievance of the petitioner is that representations submitted by him seeking for compassionate appointment are not being disposed of by the respondent. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the representations submitted by the petitioner seeking compassionate appointment and pass appropriate orders and communicate the same to the petitioner within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. _________________________________ Justice B. SESHASAYANA REDDY Date: 05-03-2009. Note: Issue CC in three days. BO Dvs HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4538 OF 2009 Dated 05-03-2009