- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51163 WP No. 16385 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 16385 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. LAKSHMI. H W/O LATE.V.MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/A: NMC MAIN ROAD, LEFT SIDE, BHOVI COLONY, SANTHE MAIDANA, BHADRAVATHI-577301 …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SIRI RAJASHEKAR, ADV.) AND: Digitally signed by SHILPABAI S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51163 WP No. 16385 of 2025 FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA REGIONAL OFFICE, BANAGLORE REP. BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER PIN CODE-560041 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. N DINESH RAO, ADV.) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT DTD 26.07.2016 VIDE ANNX- B AND REPRESENTATION DTD 15.06.2018, VIDE ANNX-D. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: *** - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51163 WP No. 16385 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking for mandamus directing the respondent to consider the application for compassionate appointment vide Annexures - B and D dated 26.07.2016 and 15.06.2018 respectively. 2. Brief facts leading rise to the filing of this writ petition are as follows: The petitioner's husband late V.Manjunatha died on 26.07.2015 while he was serving as Head Watchman at the Food Corporation of India. After the demise of her husband, she has submitted an application for appointment on compassionate ground. As the said application was forwarded by the Area Manager to the respondent, the petitioner has submitted a representation on 15.06.2018 to consider the case of the petitioner for - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51163 WP No. 16385 of 2025 appointment on compassionate ground. No action has been taken by the respondent on the representations submitted by the petitioner. Hence, this writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned counsel for the respondent. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent submit that, if reasonable time is granted, the respondent would consider Annexures B and D and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. 5. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the respondent, the writ petition is disposed off directing the respondent to consider Annexures B and D and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within eight weeks from the date of the receipt of the copy of this order. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51163 WP No. 16385 of 2025 6. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed off accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SSB