THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU Friday, the 6th day of July,2007 W.P.No.14502 of 2007 Between:- Dulla Eswara Rao … Petitioner and The Deputy Chairman, O/o. Visakhapatnam Dock Labour Board, Kailashpur Road, Visakhapatnam and another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No.14502 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the candidature of the petitioner for the post of Trainee Worker on compassionate grounds as arbitrary and illegal; consequently to direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner as Trainee worker on compassionate grounds on par with other similarly situated persons. It appears, the father of the petitioner died in harness while serving the Visakhapatnam Dock Labour Board, on 26-8-2006. Thereafter, petitioner made a representation on 29-12-2006 seeking suitable employment on compassionate grounds. According to the petitioner, though the cases of similarly placed persons were considered after being subjected them to interview etc., he was not even called for interview. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, respondents are directed to consider the representation purported to have been made by the petitioner on 28- 12-2006 for the purpose of appointing him in any suitable post on compassionate grounds, as per the scheme available in the Organization, either in the existing or future vacancies, and pass appropriate orders within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. 06-7-2007 prk