Telangana High Court

WP/24272/2004 of Pulagam Ratnavathi W/o.late P.Ramachandra Reddy Vs The Chairman-Managing Director on 31 December 2004

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 24272 of 2004 Between: Pulagam Ratnavathi W/o.late P.Ramachandra Reddy, R/o D.No.1-75,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBERTWO THOUSAND AND FOUR

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANUWRIT PETITION NO : 24272 of 2004

Between:

Pulagam Ratnavathi W/o.late P.Ramachandra Reddy, R/o D.No.1-75, SivaRamalayam Street, West Godavari District.

..... PETITIONER

AND

1 The Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam.

2 The Director (Personnel), Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam.

.....RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in thecircumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased toissue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ ofMandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case ofthe petitioner and not passing any orders for appointment to the class IV post or anyother equivalent post on compassionate grounds is arbitrary, unreasonable andconsequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner forappointment to the Class IV post or any other equivalent post as per thequalifications in the Respondents-Corporation immediately.Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.TUHIN KUMAR

Counsel for the Respondents: MR.V.RAVINDER RAO

The Court at the stage of admission made the following :

ORDER:

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Challenging the action of the respondents in not considering the case of thepetitioner and not passing any orders for appointment to the class IV post or anyother equivalent post on compassionate grounds, the writ petition is filed.

The husband of the writ petitioner died on 22-08-1993 while on his way for attendinghis duties in the B shift near Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam. Thereafter, seekingappointment on compassionate grounds the petitioner have made severalrepresentations to the 1[st] respondent, but no action has been taken. Whether thepetitioner is eligible for appointment to any suitable post on compassionate groundsand whether there is any provision existing with the respondents-steel plant are thepoints required to be gone into by the 1[st] respondent in accordance with the specialrules governing for appointment of any persons on compassionate grounds.

Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1[st]respondent to take appropriate decision in accordance with the special bylaws andthe rules governing the appointment of any person on compassionate grounds,within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Nocosts.

____________K.C.BHANU, J.

Dated 31-12-2004.

NOTE: Issue C.C. in two days.B/O SKMR

..... REGISTRAR

1 The Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam.

2 The Director (Personnel), Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam.

3. 2CD copies.

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