IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) THURSDAY THE TWENTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND THREE : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR. DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE: G. ROHINI W.P. No.23983 of 2003 Between: Mudigonda Alivelu Mangamma, W/o. late Nageswara Rao, R/o. Intur Village, Ammruthalur mandal, Guntur District. Petitioner AND 1. The Registrar ( Administration), High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 2. The District Judge, Guntur District, Guntur. Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court will be pleased to pass such other order or orders, writ or writs, more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondent No.2 to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment in any Class-IV Post under his (2nd respondent’s) control on compassionate grounds by declaring the letter of the Ist respondent in ROC 704/2002- CI(6), dated 29-6-2002. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr.S. Jagadish, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Smt. M. Bhaskara Lakshmi, Advocate for the Respondents. The Court made the following ORDER : “Petitioner’s grievance is that her husband expired on 18-8-1999 while in service and on 5-5-2000 she filed an application seeking appointment on compassionate ground, which application was received vide dispatch No.924/5.5.2000, as per the endorsement appearing at page 2 of the writ affidavit. It is submitted that the application was rejected on the ground that it is belated. Smt. M. Bhaskara Lakshmi takes notice for respondents. Two weeks time is granted to file counter affidavit. Post after two weeks.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Registrar ( Administration), High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 2. The District Judge, Guntur District, Guntur. 3. The Section Officer, Legal Cell, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad 4. Two Spare Copies. KK Drafted by: KK Drafted on: 22-11-2003 HIGH COURT HCJ & RGJ DT. 20-11-2003 NOTE: POST AFTER TWO WEEKS ORDER W.P.NO.23983 OF 2003