Chennoju Vamshikrishna v. The State Of Telangana

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI WRIT PETITION No.4667 OF 2019 ORDER:

With the consent of both parties, this writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage.

This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not providing employment under the compassionate scheme basing on the application dated 07.02.2019 as arbitrary, illegal, violative of G.O.Ms.No.469 dated 08.11.1996 and G.O.Ms.No.50 dated 21.02.2014 and also violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and sought a consequential direction to the respondents to provide employment to the petitioner as per the above said G.Os.

Heard Sri B.H.R. Choudary, counsel for the petitioner, and Government Pleader for GAD appearing for the respondents. It has been contended by the petitioner that his father was killed by extremists on 22.03.2000 and the State Government has taken policy decision to provide employment to one of the family members of the victims, vide G.O.Ms.No.469 dated 08.11.1996 and also G.O.Ms.No.50 dated 21.02.2014. The petitioner has submitted an application on 07.02.2019 requesting the respondents to consider his case for compassionate appointment in terms of the policy decision taken by the State Government, but so far the respondents have not passed any orders on the said representation nor considered the case of the petitioner for

AKS,J W.P.No.4667_2019 appointment on compassionate grounds in terms of the policy decision taken by the State Government.

Counsel for the petitioner submitted that appropriate orders be passed in the writ petition directing the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner submitted on 07.02.2019 in terms of G.O.Ms.No.469 dated 08.11.1996 and G.O.Ms.No.50 dated 21.02.2014 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Government Pleader appearing for the respondents had contended that the case of the petitioner would be considered and appropriate orders would be passed on the application submitted by the petitioner on 07.02.2019 in accordance with law.

This Court, having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, is of the considered view that this writ petition can be disposed of directing the respondents to consider the application submitted by the petitioner on 07.02.2019 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs.

Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI, J 16th August 2019 v v