IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 23525 of 2000 BETWEEN: B.Babji Rao S/o.Late B.G.Rao, E.58209 Mechanic of Anakapalli Depot, R/o.Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P.S.R.T.C., rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Visakhapatnam 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 or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents herein i8n rejecting the case of the Petitioner for Appointment of Compassionate Grounds vide Proc.NO.P5/684(1)/97-RM, Visakhapatnam Dated: 3.11.1997 as illegal, unjust and arbitrary and as such set aside the same with a Consequential direction to consider the case of the Petitioner for Conductor post forthwith and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the Circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.S.M.SUBHAN Counsel for the Respondents: K.MADHAVAREDDY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following : ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioner has questioned the order dated 3rd November 1997, by which, the claim of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground, was rejected. 2. The claim of the petitioner was rejected mainly on the ground that the application was not filed within the time frame as prescribed in the scheme for making compassionate appointments. But however, when the matter is taken up, the learned Standing Counsel has produced the record to show that there was alternative provision for additional monetary benefit in lieu of appointment on compassionate ground, and during the pendency of the writ petition, the wife of the petitioner was paid additional monetary benefit of Rs.2,82,240/-, through an account payee cheque bearing No.633486, dated 10.10.2000, drawn on State Bank of India, Anakapalli branch. 3. In view of the subsequent event namely, the additional monetary benefit is already extended to the wife of the petitioner in lieu of compassionate appointment, no further relief can be granted to the petitioner. 4. Without going into merits of the grounds raised in the writ petition, in view of availing alternative remedy of additional monetary benefit by the wife of the deceased, this writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 25th November 2008 ajr