IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY THE TWENTYEIGHT DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 26380 OF 2011 Between: M. Srinivas Reddy … Petitioner V/s. The Secretary, Ministry of Defence Government of India, New Delhi & 6-Ors. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner : M/s. G. Allabakash Counsel for the Respondents : Sri Poonam Ashok Gowd Asst.Solicitor GP for Employment & Training GP for Revenue The Court made the following : (Order follows next page) THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 26380 OF 2011 O R D E R : Heard Sri G. Allabakash, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ponnam Ashok Goud, the learned Assistant Solicitor General representing the ﬁrst respondent and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue representing the respondents 2 to 7. 2. This writ petition is ﬁled by the petitioner seeking issuance of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not providing employment to the petitioner (land displaced person) in the sixth and seventh respondents company as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents to provide employment to the petitioner as provided to similarly situated (land displaced persons) in the sixth and seventh respondents company. 3. Having regard to the nature of relief sought for in the writ petition, this writ petition is being disposed of at the stage of admission. 4. It is the case of the petitioner that she is the land displaced person and his land in an extent of Ac:1-00 in survey No. 466/A situated at Bhanur village of Patancheruvu Revenue Mandal, Medak district was acquired by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for establishment of Bharath Dynamic Limited at Bhanur village and the said company was established in the year 1991. At that time the Company has arrived a memorandum of understanding with land displaced persons/dependents of displaced persons. Hereinafter referred to as per memorandum of understanding dated 01-01-1991 and also subsequent understanding, the BDL Company accepted that whenever found qualiﬁed displaced persons/dependent their cases will be considered. The petitioner was a minor at the time of acquisition of the land and that part of the compensation amount was received by his father Sri M. Thirupathi Reddy. He passed B.E., Civil and that he is fully eligible to hold any suitable post in the Company. The petitioner submitted a representation dated 26-04-2011 by way of registered post and acknowledgement due to all the respondents requesting them to consider her case for appointment in any suitable post in B.D.L. Company, Bhanur village, Patancheru Mandal, Medak district. Since the representation is not considered, therefore, he ﬁled the present writ petition. 5. No counter has been filed. 6. The case of the petitioner is that he is the land displaced person and his land in an extent of Ac: 1-00 in survey No. 466/A situated at Bhanur village of Patancheruvu Revenue Mandal, Medak district was acquired by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for establishment of sixth and seventh respondent Company at Bhanur village and the said company was established in the year 1991. At that time the Company has arrived a memorandum of understanding with land displaced persons/dependents of displaced persons. Therefore, the petitioner made a representation on 26-04-2011 to all the respondents, requesting them to provide her suitable employment in the sixth and seventh respondents company but the same has not been considered. The petitioner ﬁled material papers along with the writ petition which shows that notice of Award under section 12 (2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1994 was issued to the eﬀect that an award has been passed by the Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer and Land Acquisition Oﬃcer, Sangareddy in the matter of the acquisition of the land for Defence Ordinance Factory situated in Bhanoor village, Patancheru Mandal, Medak district. The Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer, Sanga Reddy issued a certiﬁcate dated 02-6-2011 certifying that the petitioner is the land displaced person and being the son of Thirupathi Reddy, whose land in an extent of Ac:1-00 in survey No. 466/A had been acquired for establishment of Bharath Dynamic Limited, Bhanur. The petitioner made a representation on 26-04-2011 requesting the respondents to provide her suitable employment in the sixth and seventh respondent Company. It is stated that under Secretary to the Government of India issued oﬃce memorandum, dated 04-8-2011 marking a copy of the same to the petitioner, which reads as hereunder: “The undersigned is directed to forward herewith, in original, a representation dated 25-04- 2011 received from Smt. A. Jyothi wife of S. Sridhar Reddy, district Medak, Andhra Pradesh. It is requested that appropriate action may please be taken in the matter and a suitable reply be sent to the petitioner, under intimation to this Ministry”. 7. It appears that thereafter the respondents have taken no action. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the sixth and seventh respondent have to consider the case of the petitioner for providing employment in their company. Therefore, it is clear from the record that the matter is pending for consideration with the respondents. As per the oﬃce memorandum, dated 04-8-2011 of the under Secretary to the Government of India, No.20011/3/2011/Coord-II, Government of India/Bharath Sarkar, Ministry of Home Aﬀairs/Grih Mantralaya, Co-ordination-II, whereunder the concerned authorities were directed to take appropriation action and inform the same to the petitioner. 8. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that though the land of the petitioner was acquired in the year 1991 and he is eligible to hold any suitable post in the sixth and seventh respondents company and that his representation is pending with the respondents without consideration. Therefore, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents may be directed to consider the case of the petitioner in accordance with law. 9. In the light of the above facts and circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents 1, 6 and 7 to consider the representation dated 26-04-2011 ﬁled by the petitioner requesting the respondents for providing him employment against the land displaced person scheme and pass appropriate orders within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 10. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. In the circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH. 28-11-2011 I s L THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 26380 OF 2011 Circulation No. Date:28-11-2011 Court Master: I s L Computer No. 43