IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE NINETH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.32333 of 2011 Between: Patibanda Anjan Suresh … Petitioner and State of A.P., Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.32333 of 2011 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed seeking for issuance of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the representations of the petitioner on compassionate grounds and not issuing the service records and benefits of the petitioner’s late father Patibanda Venkata Lakshmi Kantha Rao, as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner in any suitable job in the revenue department on compassionate grounds. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner is the son of one late Patibanda Venkata Lakshmi Kantha Rao, who worked as Village Karnam at Mussapuram Village for about fifty years and was killed on 12.06.1981. At the time of death of the father of the petitioner, he was 12 years old and his mother also expired in the year of 1986. By virtue o f G.O.Ms. No.42, Labour and Employment (Q1) Department, dated 12.03.2007, the petitioner approached the authorities claiming service benefits of his late father and also for the appointment on compassionate ground but he was informed that no record is available in respect of his late father. Therefore, he stated to have made a representation dated 12.09.2011 to the Collector office requesting to consider his case for the service benefits of his late father and also for appointment on compassionate ground but no action has been taken on the said representation. Hence, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents. The claim of the petitioner is that he is the son of late Patibanda Venkata Lakshmi Kantha Rao, who worked as Village Karnam and died in the year 1981 while in service. The learned counsel for the petitioner placed a copy of the G.O.Ms. No.42, dated 12.03.2006 and submitted that as per the guidelines issued by the Government, the petitioner is entitled to appointment on compassionate ground. Therefore, he submitted that the respondent may be directed to consider the case of the petitioner. In view of the above, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made by the learned counsel, I deem it appropriate that without going into the merits of the case, this writ petition can be disposed of with the following direction. The petitioner is given liberty to make a representation to the 2nd respondent, District Collector, within a period of two weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and thereafter, within a period of four weeks, the 2nd respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of at the threshold. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Date: 09.12.2011 LSK