1 APHC010225872026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] MONDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 11403/2026 Between: 1. GOWNI SANGEETHA, D/O. GOWNI SRINIVASULU, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS OCC. UNEMPLOYED, R/O. DOOR NO. 1- 3-978, SOMANATH NAGAR, NEAR RAMALAYAM, ANANTHAPURAMU TOWN AND DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT BUILDING, AMARAVATHI-522237 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, FOR ANDHRA PRADESH STATE, STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS AT MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P-522503 3. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ANANTHAPURAM RANGE, ANANTHAPURAM-515001 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ANANTHAPURAM TOWN AND DISTRICT, A.P-515001 ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order, or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in failing to consider and process the petitioner's application for compassionate appointment on the technical ground of the two-year majority rule as arbitrary, illegal, and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to exercise their discretionary power to grant necessary age relaxation and appoint the petitioner to any suitable post on compassionate grounds by considering the representation dated 17-02-2026, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents 1 to 4 to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 17-02-2026 by appointing the petitioner to any suitable post on compassionate grounds and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CHANDRA SUPRIYA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in failing to consider and process the petitioner’s application for the petitioner for appointment on compassionate 3 grounds on the technical ground of the two year majority rule as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents to exercise their discretionary power to grant necessary age relaxation and appoint the petitioner to any suitable post on compassionate grounds by considering the representation of the petitioner dated 17.02.2026. 2. 2. The case of the petitioner is that she was the daughter of late G. Sreenivasulu who worked as Head Constable at Amadaguru Police Station vide H.C.No.2101 during the period from 2019 upto his death and he died while he was in service on 24.01.2021. The petitioner being the sole daughter of the deceased employee as the mother of the petitioner is uneducated, the petitioner has submitted her application/representation on 22.01.2022 seeking employment on compassionate ground due to the death of her father. At the time of demise of the deceased employee, the petitioner was minor and after getting majority, she submitted the application on 22.01.2022, but the same was not considered and no orders were passed by the respondents in terms of G.O.Ms.No.612 dated 30.10.1991. 3. It is further brought to the notice of this court that the Government has considered the identical circumstances and issued 4 instructions vide G.O.Ms.No.165 dated 20.03.1989 wherein it was categorically mentioned as follows: “4. The Government, after careful consideration, direct that dependent of a Government employee who dies in harness or retires on medical invalidation grounds, who is minor seeking employment on compassionate ground should apply for appointment only after attaining the age of 18 years subject to the condition stipulated in item 13 in Government Memo first read above, viz, the relief can be asked for within a reasonable time which may be two years from the date of demise of the Government servant but the spouse or the child of the deceased Government servant should immediately apply for this relief.” 4. In terms of the above referred G.O., the petitioner is fully eligible or entitled for the appointment on compassionate grounds due to the death of her father. Hence, the application of the petitioner may be considered and pass appropriate orders within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider and pass appropriate orders on the application/representation dated 17.02.2026 of the petitioner within a 5 period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order in terms of the G.O.Ms.No.165 General Administration (Services-A) Department dated 20.03.1989. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date:27.04.2026 GK 6 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 11403 of 2026 Dated:27.04.2026 GK