THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 9424 of 2007 Dated: 30.04.2007 Between: Mr. M. Anjaneyulu. .... PETITIONER AND Singareni Colleries Company Limited, Kothagudem, Khammam District, rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director and others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 9424 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioner, who is the son-in-law of the deceased employee of the respondents, filed the present writ petition seeking to direct the respondents to consider the legal notice dated 20.02.2007 of the petitioner to provide employment to him in accordance with Clause 9.3.0 of Chapter IX of National Coal Wage Agreement-VII. 2. The petitioner states that his father-in-law, namely, K. Lingaiah, died on 19.02.2006, while working in the respondent-Company. Thereafter, an agreement dated 15.08.2006 was entered into between the petitioner and the dependants of the deceased Lingaiah in the presence of the village elders, family friends and relatives that his job should be provided to the petitioner under dependant employment scheme. He further states that as per the provisions of Clause 9.3.0 of Chapter IX (Social Security) of ‘National Coal Wage Agreement-VII, which was in force at the time of the death of deceased Lingaiah, the dependants of the deceased employees are eligible for employment. Therefore, the petitioner got issued legal notice dated.20.02.2007 to the respondent-Company to provide employment to the petitioner under the dependant employment scheme, but no orders thereon have been passed by the respondent-Company. Hence, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Company. 4. Since the legal notice dated 20.02.2007 said to have been got issued by the petitioner is said to be pending consideration before the respondents, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The respondents are directed to consider the legal notice dated 20.02.2007, said to have been got issued by the petitioner, and give their reply/pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 30.04.2007. sj