THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 16199 of 2006 Dated: 15.03.2007 Between: N. Venkatesh. .... PETITIONER AND The State of A.P., rep. by Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 16199 of 2006 ORDER: The petitioner, who is the son of the deceased employee of the respondents, filed the present writ petition seeking to direct the respondents to pay the arrears of salary along with death benefits of his father. 2. The petitioner states that his father, namely, K. Narayanappa, died in the year 1986, while working as Scavanger in Panchyat Raj Office, Amarapuram Gram Panchayat. Thereafter, respondents have appointed his mother as Sweeper, on compassionate grounds. He further states that his mother also died on 04.03.1987, while in service. Thereafter, he made representation, dated 27.04.2006, to the respondents for payment of arrears of minimum wages along with death benefits, but no orders thereon have been passed by the respondents. Hence, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 3. Since the representation dated 27.04.2006 of 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 representation dated 27.04.2006 of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, within a period of three months 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: 15.03.2007 sj