IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 7295 of 2008 Between: T. Prasad Rao @ Prasad, S/o. Late T. Nageswar Rao, R/o. D.No. 37-11-87/5/1, Pattabhireddy Garden NGO's Colony, Murali Nagar, Visakhapatnam - 500 007. ..... PETITIONER AND Visakhapatnam Dock Labour Board, Rep. by its Chairman, Port Area, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT 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 a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Orders, Direction or Directions declaring the action of the Respondent in not considering the case of the Petitioner for compassionate appointment consequent upon the death of his father on 24-8-1999 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and to issue a consequential direction to the Respondent to appoint the Petitioner on compassionate grounds in a suitable post and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.P.SRI RAGHU RAM The Court made the following : O R D E R: The petitioner states that his father, by name T. Nageswara Rao was employed with the respondent Dock Labour Board. It is stated that Nageswara Rao died on 24.8.1989 while in service. On application dated 30.9.1998 is said to have made by the petitioner with a request to provide him employment on compassionate ground . His grievance is that no action has been taken thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent. Nearly 9 years have elapsed ever since the petitioner submitted his application with a request to provide appointment on compassionate grounds. The respondent has its own scheme for providing such appointments and there is no justification to keep the application pending for such a long time. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to pass appropriate orders on the application dated 30.9.1999 submitted by the petitioner, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ 3rd April 2008 PAN