THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 14422 of 2010 O R D E R: This Writ Petition has been instituted seeking a declaration that the action of the 1st respondent in rejecting the request of the petitioners to appoint the 2nd petitioner as Junior Assistant on compassionate grounds in one of the existing vacancies in the 2nd respondent Devasthanam, vide his orders in D.Dis.No. B1/43737/2009, dated 06.04.2010 as illegal and arbitrary. The essential grievance of the writ petitioners is that the respondents are not considering the candidature of the 2nd petitioner for employment on compassionate grounds on the precious plea that the State Government has not been allowing or permitting appointments to be made on compassionate basis insofar as religious and charitable endowment institutions are concerned. However, the learned Government Pleader for Endowments has pointed out that the State Government has taken a decision and announced the same through their G.O.Ms.No. 1357 Revenue (Endowments. I) Department, dated 18.07.2011, directing as follows: “ Keeping in view of the request of the temple employees and also in the light of the recommendations of the Committee, Government after careful examination, hereby extend the scheme of Compassionate Appointment which has been available in the Government to all the employees of the temples, i.e., administration staff including religious staff duly treating the temple or an Endowment institution as a Unit for this purpose.” In view of this, it is only appropriate that this Writ Petition should be disposed of directing the respondents to take an appropriate decision with regard to consideration of the case of the writ petitioner for appointment on compassionate grounds basis, following the decision of the State Government contained in G.O.Ms.No. 1357, dated 18.07.2011, within a maximum period of three months from today and communicate the same to the petitioner. With this, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 26th September 2011 ksld