W.P.No.19908 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 04.06.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN W.P.No.19908 of 2025 A.Prabhu ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Commissioner Municipal Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 004. 2.The Commissioner, Vellore Corporation, Vellore District. ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 26.04.2023 and 04.03.2025 and thereby direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner in any of the post in the respondent Department according to his educational qualification under compassionate appointment. For Petitioners : Mr.B.Gopalakrishnan For Respondents : Mr.C.Selvaraj, Additional Government Pleader (for R1) Mr.P..Prabu, Standing Counsel (for R2) ***** 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19908 of 2025 O R D E R The instant writ petition has been filed with a prayer for issuing a mandamus to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner's mother's representation dated 26.04.2023 and his representation dated 04.03.2025 and thereby direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner in any of the posts in the respondent Department according to his educational qualification under compassionate appointment. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that while the petitioner's father, working as a Sanitary Worker in the second respondent Corporation, died on 09.03.2023. He would further submit that immediately after his death, the petitioner's mother's representation dated 26.04.2023 and his representation dated 04.03.2025, seeking compassionate appointment to the petitioner, are yet to be considered by the second respondent. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the second respondent would fairly admit the receipt of the representations and assure before this Court that the same would be considered at the earliest. 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19908 of 2025 4. Heard the learned counsel for both sides and perused the materials available on record. 5. In view of the above fact, without going to the merits of the matter, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the second respondent to consider the petitioner's mother's representation dated 26.04.2023 and his representation dated 04.03.2025 for compassionate appointment on its own merits and in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the above directions, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. 04.06.2025 kv Index : Yes/No Speaking order /Non Speaking Order Neutral Citation : Yes/No To 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19908 of 2025 1. The Commissioner Municipal Administration, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 004. 2.The Commissioner, Vellore Corporation, Vellore District. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19908 of 2025 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. kv W.P.No.19908 of 2025 04.06.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis