HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No. 4380 of 2010 DATE: 25.02.2010 Between: V. Venkata Ramana … Petitioner And The Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited, represented by its Managing Director, Hyderabad and another … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No. 4380 of 2010 ORDER: According to the petitioner, his mother died on 12.07.2008 while she was working as Junior Plaint Attendant at Kothagudem Thermal Power Station, 2nd respondent herein. Apprehending delay in getting legal heir certificate, he submitted an application dated 09.03.2009 to the 2nd respondent seeking employment on compassionate grounds. After receiving death certificate of her mother and legal heir certificate from the authorities concerned, he submitted another application to the 2nd respondent on 28.07.2009 seeking employment on compassionate grounds, but the 2nd respondent rejected the application on the ground that he failed to submit the application within one year from the date of death of his mother, and issued proceedings No.CE/O&M/KTPS/ ADM/B4/D.No.100/09, dated 13.08.2009. Being aggrieved by the same, he made a representation to the 1st respondent on 15.12.2009 requesting to consider his case for appointment. But however, as no orders have been passed by the 1st respondent so far, he approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned standing counsel for A.P.Genco. 3. As seen from the record, it is clear that initially the petitioner made an application dated 09.03.2009 to the 2nd respondent seeking appointment on compassionate grounds, apprehending delay in issuing legal heir certificate by the authority concerned. Having received legal heir certificate from the Tahsildar, Paloncha, on 22.07.2009, the petitioner made another application to the 2nd respondent on 28.07.2009 seeking employment. Without referring to the earlier application of the petitioner dated 09.03.2009, the 2nd respondent issued the proceedings impugned in this writ petition on the ground that the claim for employment should be within one year from the date of death. In my considered opinion, for all practical purposes, the earlier application of the petitioner 09.03.2009 alone has to be taken into consideration for the purpose of appointment on compassionate grounds. In the light of the same and as the learned standing counsel for A.P.Genco submitted that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondents, the respondents are hereby directed to consider the case of the petitioner for employment on compassionate grounds and pass appropriate orders, taking into consideration the first application dated 09.03.2009, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of, at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 25th February, 2010 CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.P.No.4380 of 2010 (Disposed of) 25th February, 2010 CBS