IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1537 of 2009 Between: Ragi Narender Reddy S/o. Venkata Reddy R/o. H.No. 1-390, ACC X Road, Manchierial, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND The General Manager, Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Mandamarri Division, Mandamarri, Adilabad District. .....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 or order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the filed for appointing the petitioner in any suitable job in the respondent Organization Under Compassionate ground within a period of 4 weeks from the date of the receipt of the order and consequently the action of the respondent in not considering the representation dt. 9-5-2007 in illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of constitution of India and contrary to the circular to the Singareni Collieries Company i.e, respondent herein and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.VENKATESHWAR VARANASI Counsel for the Respondent: MR.NANDIGAM KRISHNA RAO The Court made the following : ORDER: One Venkata Reddy was a Coal Filler in respondent- Company. He died while in service under suspicious circumstances. A case in Crime No.15 of 2007 of P.S. Ramakrishnapur, under Section 174 Cr.P.C came to be registered with regard to his death. On due investigation, the case came to be closed on the ground that the death of Venkata Reddy was due to heart attach. The petitioner claiming to be the son of Venkata Reddy through his first wife, namely, Ragi Dhanalakshmi, filed an application for compassionate appointment. There being no action, he approached this Court invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. When the writ petition came up for admission Sri Nandigama Krishna Rao, learned Standing Counsel of Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd., received notice on behalf of the respondent. Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties. The limited grievance of the petitioner is that his application for compassionate appointment is not considered by the respondent. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage directing the respondent to consider the representation dated 9.05.2007 submitted by the petitioner for compassionate appointment, in accordance with the rules in force. _________________________ (B. Seshasayana Reddy, J.) 3rd February, 2009 Js.