IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.20814 of 2011 Date: 25.07.2011 Between: Thota Nagamma .....Petitioner AND Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam, rep. By its Executive Officer, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. ....Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.20814 of 2011 ORDER: 1. This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to declare the action of the respondent in not entering the name of Smt A. Sarasamma, W/o. Balachandra Reddy as the legal heir of the petitioner in her service register maintained by the respondent-Devasthanam in pursuance of the representation dated 26.5.2011 even without passing any order and without issuing any notice for any enquiry as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently direct the respondent-Devasthanam to enter the name of Smt A. Sarasamma, W/o. Balachandra as the legal heir of the petitioner in her service register maintained by the respondent-Devasthanam as per the representation of the petitioner dated 26.05.2011. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. None appeared for the respondent-Devasthanam. 3. The brief facts that are necessary for disposal of the present writ petition may be stated as follows: The petitioner is working as Sweeper in the respondent- Devasthanam. As she is an illiterate, she was referred for the Medical Board for ascertaining her age, and as per the Medical Board findings, her age was assessed by the respondent- Devasthanam. While so, herself and her husband had adopted one A. Sarasamma on 30.05.1990. Thereafter, the petitioner has been requesting the respondent-Devasthanam to enter the name of the said A. Sarasamma as her legal heir in her service register. Since, there was no action on the part of the respondent- Devasthanam, the petitioner was forced to approach this court by filing W.P.No.13354 of 2011 seeking a direction to the respondent- Devasthanam to enter the name of A. Sarasamma as her legal heir. This court dismissed the said writ petition while permitting her to approach the respondent-Devasthanam by filing necessary application for redressal of her grievance. Accordingly she submitted a representation on 26.5.2011 requesting the respondent to enter the name of A. Sarasamma as her nominee in her service register, but so far the respondent-Devasthanam did not do so. Hence this writ petition. 4. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that though, in pursuance of the direction of this Court, in W.P.No.13354 of 2011, the petitioner submitted a representation on 26.5.2011 requesting to enter the name of A. Sarasamma as her nominee in her service register, the respondent-Devasthanam did not take any action so far and hence the writ petition. 5. When the representation is pending with the respondent- Devasthanam, it is for the respondent to take an appropriate decision in accordance with the rules and regulations of the respondent-Devasthanam with regard to entering into the name of A. Sarasamma in the service register of the petitioner as her legal heir. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent-Devasthanam to take appropriate decision on the representation of the petitioner dated 26.05.2011 in accordance with the rules and regulations of the respondent-Devasthanam with regard to entering the name of A. Sarasamma in the service register of the petitioner as her legal heir, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. No order as to costs. ______________ K.C.BHANU,J Date: 25th July, 2011. Gk THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.20814 of 2011 Date: 25.07.2011 Gk.