HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28522 OF 2010 ORDER: The father of the petitioner was employed as a Supervisor in the Adilabad District Co-operative Bank, 1st respondent herein. He said to have died on 06-08-2005, while in service. Petitioner made an application on 17-08-2005 to the respondents with a request to appoint him in a suitable post on compassionate grounds. His grievance is that no action has been taken thereon. He seeks direction to the respondents to consider his application. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the scheme for providing employment to the dependents of the deceased employees on compassionate grounds is prevalent in the respondents’ Bank and that five years have elapsed ever since the petitioner made application, no steps have been taken so far. 3. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, who took notice at the stage of admission, submits that the Government imposed ban on appointing the dependents of the deceased employees on compassionate grounds and in that view of the matter, steps could not have been taken. 4. There is some uncertainty as to the existence and operation of the scheme for providing employment to the dependents of the deceased employees of the respondents’ Bank. In case, there do not exist any impediments and the petitioner fulfils the conditions, he can be appointed against the suitable vacancy. On the other hand, if the request of the petitioner cannot be accepted, reasons thereof, may be conveyed to him. The matter cannot be kept pending for years together. 5. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to pass appropriate orders on the application made by the petitioner for providing appointment on compassionate grounds, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J November 19, 2010. KTL