IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE WRIT PETITION No.6168 of 2009 Between: P.Sarada @ Chakali Sarada W/o.P.Sreeramulu R/o.H.No.49/50/28/10A, Aroranagar, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Kurnool. 2 The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C. Kurnool Region, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.R.RAMANJANEYULU Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SMT.W.V.S.RAJESWARI This Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in providing employment to the petitioner under the scheme of compassionate appointment as illegal and unconstitutional. Heard Sri Ramanjaneyulu, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.W.V.S.Rajeswari, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.2. The husband of the petitioner, who was an employee of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (for short ‘the Corporation)- respondent No.2 died in an accident while driving the motor vehicle at the unmanned railway crossing. The grievance of the petitioner is that the Corporation is not providing employment to her under the scheme of compassionate appointment. Smt.W.V.S.Rajeswari, learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation, submitted that the Corporation has dispensed with the scheme of compassionate appointment and that in lieu thereof it is paying ex-gratia of Rs.1,00,000/- to the family of the deceased employees. This statement of the learned Standing Counsel is not controvertered by the learned counsel for the petitioner. In view of the same, respondent No.2 is directed to pay a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) towards ex-gratia in lieu of compassionate appointment to the petitioner, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.8061 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 15.04.2009 va