IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT : : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. DURGA PRASAD W.P.No.20596 of 2011 Dated:21-07-2011 Between: Kasturi Padavathi ….Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Chief Secretary (GAD) at Hyderabad. ….Respondents. The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P. DURGA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No.20596 of 2011 Dated:21-07-2011 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice P.Durga Prasad) The writ petitioner is the wife of late Sri K.Sriramachandra Murthy, who worked as Process Server in Senior Civil Judge Court at Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari District and she is seeking for appointment of her son on compassionate grounds consequent to the death of her husband while in service. Late Sri Ramachandra Murthy, worked as Process Server in the unit of East Godavari District and he died on 02.12.2004 while in service, he left the writ petitioner, who is his wife, minor son and minor daughter. The writ petitioner made an application for appointment of her son on compassionate grounds and the same was rejected by the respondent No.3 on the ground that the writ petitioner’s son has not attained the majority within 2 years of death of her husband and the application was made after 4 years of death of her husband and she is not entitled for compassionate appointment of her son. Learned counsel for writ petitioner has pleaded that since the deceased Ramachandra Murthy has died while in service, his son is entitled for compassionate appointment on attaining the age of majority. Respondent No.3 by the Official Memorandum dated 28.06.2010 informed the writ petitioner that by virtue of Circular memo 60681/Ser.A/2003-1, dated 12.08.2003 her son should have attained the age of 18 years within two years from the date of death of the deceased employee for providing job on compassionate grounds and as her husband Late Sriramachandra Murthy died on 02.12.2004, the age of the minor son would be 15 years by 01.12.2006, he is not entitled for compassionate appointment and offered appointment on compassionate grounds to the writ petitioner and asked her to produce certain documents for giving appointment to her on compassionate grounds. It appears the writ petitioner has not accepted the said offer made by respondent No.3 for her appointment on compassionate grounds and again made a representation to the respondent No.3 for appointment of her son on compassionate grounds and the respondent No.3 by Official Memorandum dated 06.08.2010 has rejected the claim of the writ petitioner on the same ground that her son has not completed 18 years within 2 years from the date of death of her husband. The writ petitioner has not questioned any of the said two Orders passed by the respondent No.3 and she simply asking for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to appoint her son on compassionate grounds on the death of her husband. As per the Circular existing as on the date, a minor son can be appointed on compassionate grounds if he attains the age of 18 years within 2 years from the death of deceased employee. In the present case, the deceased Sriramachandra Murthy died on 02.12.2004 and within 2 years of his death, his son has not attained the age of majority, therefore, he is not entitled for compassionate appointment. The writ petitioner has not mentioned about the offer made to her by respondent No.3 to appoint her on compassionate grounds. No reasons were stated by the writ petitioner in her affidavit as to why she has not accepted the compassionate appointment offered to her. In view of the above reasons, as the writ petitioner’s son is not eligible for appointment on compassionate grounds, the writ petitioner is not entitled for any relief as claimed. In the result, the writ petition is dismissed at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM _____________________________ JUSTICE P. DURGA PRASAD Dated:21-07-2011 Ksp