THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.1390 of 2011 ORDER : With the consent of both the counsel, this Writ Petition is disposed at the stage of admission. Complaining the inaction of the respondents in not appointing the petitioner as a Driver on compassionate grounds, the petitioner has filed this Writ Petition. The petitioner states that his father Gajula Narayana was working as a Driver. He died on 14-07-2006 while in service, leaving behind his wife (mother of the petitioner), petitioner and three other children (two sisters and a brother). The petitioner, therefore, submitted a representation on 22-10-2006 to the 2nd Respondent/Regional Manager, APSRTC, Mahabubnagar District seeking for compassionate appointment due to the death of his father. As no action was taken on the said representation, a further representation was made on 19-10-2010 and as the Respondents did not respond, the petitioner has filed this Writ Petition for the aforesaid relief. Heard Sri Malipeddi Srinvas Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.Madhava Reddy, learned standing counsel for the respondent-corporation. The short grievance of the petitioner presented and urged in this Writ Petition is that the representations dated 22-10-2006 and 19-10- 2010 presented by the petitioner have not been considered despite a long lapse of time. The petitioner, therefore, urges that the same shall be directed to be considered within a time frame. In the circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 2nd Respondent viz., the Regional Manager, APSRTC, Mahabubnagar Region to consider the aforesaid representations and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law and the scheme, if any, of the Corporation relating to the appointments on compassionate grounds, as early as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. No costs. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 28th January, 2011. skmr THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Writ Petition No.1390 of 2005 Date : 28-01-2011 Between : Gajula Lingam .. Petitioner and The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, APSRTC, Bus Bhavan, Musheerabad, Hyderabad .. Respondents