IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 11880 of 2004 Between: R.Jhansi Rani W/o.Late Sri Hari Babu R/o.18-2-4/B Ashok Nagar, Tirupathi Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P. Southern Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., Tirupathi Rep. by its Vice Chairman and Managing Director. 2 The Superintending Engineer A.P.S.P.D.C.L. Bhavani Nagar, Tirupathi, Chittoor 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 an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ (i) declare the action of the respondents in not providing appointment under compassionate grounds to the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary ii) declare the action of the respondents in not settling the pension benefits to which petitioner is entitled as wife of the deceased employee as illegal and iii) consequently direct the respondents to settle and disburse the retrial benefits including gratuity encashment of leave salary in accordance with law and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.B.SHIVA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents : MR.S.RAVINDRANATH The Court made the following : O R D E R: The petitioner contends that her husband by name Haribabu worked as a Junior Assistant in the Respondent-Corporation and he died on 02.12.2002. The deceased had a wife by name Vasundhara and he had two sons through her. The said Vasundhara died on 02.12.1983. Afterwards, the said Haribabu married the petitioner on 26.10.1985. The petitioner made an application for compassionate appointment in a suitable post on 06.01.2003 to the second respondent. The grievance of the petitioner is that so far the second respondent did not pass any orders on her representation for compassionate appointment. Therefore, she approached this Court seeking direction to the second respondent to consider her application, dated 06.01.2003 for compassionate appointment and the retiral benefit if any to which she is entitled to. 2 . In the light of the circumstances explained by the petitioner, the second respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders on the representation of the petitioner, dated 06.01.2003, for appointment on compassionate grounds to a suitable post and also pass an order whether she is entitled for any retiral benefit, if so to what amount, within two months from the date of receipt of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. 3. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. __________ 11-08-2004. gs To 1. The Vice Chairman and Managing Director, A.P. Southern Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., Tirupathi 2. The Superintending Engineer A.P.S.P.D.C.L. Bhavani Nagar, Tirupathi, Chittoor District 3. 2 CD Copies.