IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 7900 of 1999 Between: Smt.B.Rajaya Lakshmi W/o Late B.Srinivasa Rao R/o Lingampadu, Nandigama Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Chairman and Managing Director, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., Kothagudem, Khammam District-507 101 2 Principal, Singareni Collieries Women's College, Kothagudem, Khammam District-507 101 .....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 to issue an Appropriate Writ,order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus with a direction to the Respondents to appoint the Applicant on compassionate ground alternatively to order exgratia payment as per rules to meet the ends of Justice. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.K.RADHAKRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondents : MR.K.SRINIVASA MURTHY FOR R1 The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: The writ petition is filed seeking compassionate appointment in view of the death of petitioner’s husband B.Srinivasa Rao in harness, who worked as Gasman in respondent Company. There is no necessity of going into all the details. The learned counsel appearing for respondents states that during the pendency of writ petition, petitioner has received ex-gratia amount of Rs.50,000/- by way of cheque in lieu of appointment on compassionate grounds. In view of the same, nothing survives in the writ petition for further adjudication, therefore, the same is closed. No order as to costs. ____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 7.3.2008 DA