IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 5702 of 2008 Between: Veera Velli Karuna D/o. Late Immanuel Raju W/o. Kadiyala Vera Venkata Satyanarayana R/o. D.No.2-37, Vemagiri Gattu, Vemagiri Post, Kadium Mandal, E.G. District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt. of A.P. Hyderabad, Rep. by its Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, P.W. Department, Dowleswaram Post, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G. District (through Rajahmundry DME E.G. Dist.). 2 The Executive Engineer, Godavari Head Works Division, Irrigation Department, Dowleswaram Post, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, E.G. District (through Rajahmundry Civil Courts, E.G. Dist.). 3 The Principal Secretary, Public Works, Irrigation Department, Govt. of A.P. Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad, A.P. 4 The District Collector, E.G. District at Kakinada to rep. the Govt. of A.P. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate order, writ or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, by declaring the action of the respondent by not considering petitioner application dt. 29.08.2007, seeking employment on compassionate grounds as the adopted, married and divorced Electrician in PWD work shop, at Dowlaiswaram Post, E.G. District, for not appointing the petitioner in a suitable post, in compliance with the executive instructions in G.Os and Circulars, issued by the Govt. of A.P. in this regard, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles, 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently to direct the respondents to consider petitioner application for appointment on compassionate grounds in any suitable post commensurate with his educational qualification in the interest of justice, and to grant stay any such other or further reliefs. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.NARASIMHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following: The petitioner seeks the relief of appointment on compassionate grounds on account of death of her father, who was said to be an Electrician in P.W. Department. The petitioner has to work out her remedies in the A.P. Administrative Tribunal. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to approach the A.P. Administrative Tribunal. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ 18.03.2008 kdl ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSN}