Karra Kanthamma v. State Of Telengana

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.V.SESHA SAI WRIT PETITION No.34670 OF 2017 ORDER:

This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief:- "to issue a Writ or order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in non paying the compensation of Rs.5 lakhs as per GO Ms No.50 General Administration (SC.A) Department dated 21.02.2014 in pursuance of the applications dated 17.11.2014 and 21.08.2017 as arbitrary, illegal also violative of Article 14, 21 of Constitution of India consequently direct the respondents to pay the compensation to the petitioner as per GO Ms No.50 General Administration (SC.A) Department dated 21.02.2014."

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Heard Sri B.H.R.Choudary, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for General Administration (Telangana) appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and the learned Government Pleader for Home (Telangana) appearing for respondent No.3, and perused the material available before this Court.

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Case of the petitioner is that her husband namely late Sri Karra Kumar Reddy was killed by the naxalites on 02.05.1995 at Veenavanka Tahsildar Office, Veenavanka Village and Mandal, Karimnagar District and the police registered F.I.R.No.33 of 1995 in connection with the said incident. It is further stated that the State Government issued G.O.Ms.No.50, General Administration (SC.A) Department, dated 21.02.2014, fixing the financial assistance at Rs.5,00,000/- to the family members of those who lost their lives in the extremist violence. The petitioner herein

made a representation, dated 17.11.2014 to the District Collector, Karimnagar/respondent No.2 herein requesting him to extend the benefit under G.O.Ms.No.50, dated 21.02.2014. 4.

The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is that no action has been taken on the said representation by the respondent authorities. Taking into consideration the nature of controversy, this Court is of the considered opinion that ends of justice would be met if a direction is given to respondent No.2 herein to take appropriate action on the representation, dated 17.11.2014, said to have been submitted by the petitioner herein. 5.

For the aforesaid reasons, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing respondent No.2 to consider the representation, dated 17.11.2014, said to have been submitted by the petitioner herein and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

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

_________________________ JUSTICE A.V.SESHA SAI Date : 20.10.2017 AMD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.V.SESHA SAI WRIT PETITION No.34670 OF 2017 Date: 20.10.2017 AMD