IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 9139 of 2005 Between: Patnam Yukubee, W/o. Late P. Khasim Khan, R/o. H.No. 299, Indira Colony, New Paloncha, Khammam District 507 115. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P. Power Generation Corporation Ltd., Rep by its Managing Director, Vidyut, Soudha, Hyderabad - 82. 2 The Chief Engineer (O & M) K.T.P.S., Paloncha, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 any appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering and disposing of the petitioner's representation dated 13-12-2004 for appointing the petitioner on compassionate grounds on humanitarian grounds as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider & dispose of petitioners representation dated 13-12-2004 for appointing the petitioner on compassionate ground and pass such other order as may be just Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.ANDE RAVI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: SMT. E.URMILA The Court at the admission stage made the following Oral Order: The petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering and disposing of the petitioner’s representation dated 13.12.2004 for appointing the petitioner on compassionate grounds as illegal and arbitrary. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. Respondents have to pass appropriate orders on the representation in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Corporation governing the appointment on compassionate grounds. Therefore, without going into merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to take appropriate decision on the representation dated 13.12.2004 of the petitioner in accordance with the rules and regulations within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ________________ (K.C.BHANU,J) Dt:25th April, 2005 Usd To 1 The A.P. Power Generation Corporation Ltd., Rep by its Managing Director, Vidyut, Soudha, Hyderabad - 82. 2 The Chief Engineer (O & M) K.T.P.S., Paloncha, Khammam District. 3 Two CD Copies.