HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.10337 of 2011 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in insisting for production of consent letter/no objection letter from respondent No.4 as a condition precedent for appointing the petitioner on compassionate grounds as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, direct the respondents to provide employment to her in a suitable post. The averments, in brief, in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition may be stated as follows: The husband of the petitioner died on 22.08.2008 while he was on duty in the office of respondent No.3. Respondent No.4 is the mother-in-law of the petitioner. On 20.08.2009, the petitioner made an application for appointment on compassionate grounds. On 29.10.2009, respondent No.3 issued a Memo calling upon her to produce the consent letter/no objection certificate from the other legal heirs of the deceased. In pursuance of the said Memo, the petitioner submitted legal heir certificate, but she could not submit no objection letter from her mother-in-law, who refused to give her consent. The petitioner filed an application on 24.01.2010 stating that she and respondent No.4 are only the legal heirs of her husband and that respondent No.4 is aged more than 60 years and is a pensioner and requested that her case can be considered for compassionate appointment. Her grievance is that the respondents have not taken any action thereon. Respondent Nos.1 to 3 filed a counter-affidavit denying the allegations made by the petitioner. It is stated that pursuant to memo, dated 29.10.2009, the petitioner has not submitted the consent letter from her mother-in-law and therefore, the case of the petitioner could not be considered. Heard both sides. The learned counsel for the petitioner stated that on the death of the husband of the petitioner, she filed an application before the respondent authorities for appointment on compassionate grounds. He further stated that by proceedings, dated 29.10.2009, the petitioner was directed to produce no objection certificate from all the legal heirs of the deceased. He contends that when respondent No.4 is aged about more than 60 years and is a pensioner, the question of claiming appointment on compassionate grounds by her does not arise, as such, the case of the petitioner can be considered without insisting for production of consent letter from respondent No.4. As seen from the Memo, dated 29.10.2009, the other requirements as directed by the Assistant Divisional Engineer, Sircilla have been complied with, except no objection letter from respondent No.4. However, the petitioner submitted the application on 24.01.2010 stating that except herself and respondent No.4, there are no other legal heirs to the deceased. Further, since the mother of the deceased was over-aged and is a pensioner, she cannot be given appointment on compassionate grounds. So, this Court is of the view that a direction may be given to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to take appropriate decision for giving appointment on compassionate grounds to the petitioner without reference to the consent letter/no objection letter from respondent No.4, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and thereafter, communicate the same to the petitioner. No costs. __________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 24th June 2011 kdl