IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 24567 of 2004 Between: Bapanapalli Jayalakshmi W/o late B.Gopal H.No.7-5-41/E Moorthy Settivari Street Kavail Nellore district. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Vice Chairman & Managing director AP.Forest Development corporation Ltd., U.N.I Building 3rd Floor, Hyderabad. 2 Regional Manager AP.Forest Development Corporation Ltd., Opposite to Nippo Factory, Nellore. 3 Divisional Manager, AP.Forest Development corportation Ltd., Kavali Nellore District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to Issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in not providing the compassionate appointment to the petitioner's son B.Sreekanth is arbitrary, without jurisdiction, illegal and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner's son B.Sreekant for compassionate appointment . Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.V.RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: MR.P.SREE RAMULU NAIDU The Court, at the admission stage, made the following : ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not providing any employment to the petitioner’s son B.Sreekanth in the respondents-Corporation on compassionate grounds as illegal and arbitrary. The case of the petitioner is that her husband was working as a Jeep Driver in the office of the 3rd respondent. During the course of his employment, he expired on 18.6.2001 leaving behind the petitioner and his children. She made several representations to the respondents requesting to provide employment to her son, B.Sreekanth on compassionate grounds, but so far no orders have been passed thereon. Hence, this writ petition has been filed. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I do not wish to say anything on the merits of the case, but consider it appropriate to direct the respondents to take appropriate decision on the representation, dated 19.5.2004 submitted by the petitioner, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the above direction. In the circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (K.C. BHANU, J.) 18th March, 2005 bcj To 1 Vice Chairman & Managing Director, A.P. Forest Development Corporation Ltd., U.N.I Building 3rd Floor, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager, A.P. Forest Development Corporation Ltd., Opposite to Nippo Factory, Nellore. 3 The Divisional Manager, AP. Forest Development Corporation Ltd., Kavali Nellore District. 4 Two C.D. copies