IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 18589 of 2004 Between: Pattula Lakshmi W/o.Late P.S.S. Rajan G.B.M Compound, Ganapavaram Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Judge, West Godavari District, Eluru. 2 Pattula Sundara Mani W/o.Late Sundara Rao R/o.Kasipadu, Ganapavaram Mandal, West Godavari District. .....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 a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not considering any case for compassionate appointment as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the 1st Respondent to appoint me as Attender on compassionate grounds in view of death of my husband. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.K.CHIDAMBARAM Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY (SC for APHC). The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: ( per Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) ….. 1 . Petitioner is a widow of late P.S.S. Rajan, who died while working as Attender in District Court, West Godavari, Eluru. Petitioner’s husband was son of 2nd respondent. As a matter of fact, petitioner’s husband was given employment on compassionate ground on the death of his father. 2 . Petitioner’s grievance is that she as well as respondent No.2 had approached the District Judge for compassionate appointment, but orally District Judge had conveyed that petitioner’s claim will have to be rejected and as of today no decision is taken by the District Judge. Therefore, we will dispose of this writ petition with direction to 1st respondent to take appropriate decision in accordance with law as regards the claim of the petitioner and 2nd respondent for being given employment on compassionate grounds, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Needless to add that on decision being taken by respondent No.1, it will be but appropriate for the petitioner and 2nd respondent to take out appropriate proceedings in accordance with law in case anyone of them feel aggrieved against such decision taken by 1st respondent. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA. C.J., _______________ C.V. RAMULU. J., Dated: 02.11.2004. VRK. To 1. The District Judge, West Godavari District, Eluru. 2. Two CD copies. HON’BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU. W.P.NO. 18589 OF 2004. ( Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) Dt: 02.11.2004.