M.G. Naveen Babu, v. Prl.Secy., Social Welfare Dept., State Of A.P.,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.22263 OF 2018 Dated:02.07.2018 Between:

M.G. Naveen Babu, S/o. Late M. Lakshmi Narayana, Hindu, aged about 19 years, Occ: Unemployee, R/o. Maremmagudi Veedhi, Fort Street, Madakasira, Anantapuram District .. Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, A.P. Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District and others .. Respondents The Court made the following:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.22263 OF 2018 ORDER:

Heard.

2.

Father of the petitioner was working as Watchman in Social Welfare Hostel, R.Anantapuram, Madakasira Mandal, Anantapuram District and died on 12.02.2018. Petitioner claims employment on compassionate grounds in the service of the State of Andhra Pradesh.

3.

Since the issue relates to the claim for compassionate appointment of dependent deceased employee of the State of Andhra Pradesh, the dependent of employee has to avail the remedy before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (APAT) constituted under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (for short, 'the Act'). As held by the Supreme Court in L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India1, the APAT is the Court of first instance to adjudicate service disputes and an aggrieved person cannot directly invoke the jurisdiction of this Court. 4.

The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed granting liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy available under the Act. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

____________________ P. NAVEEN RAO, J Date:02.07.2018 KH 1 AIR 1997 SC 1125