APHC010298042014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 19861/2014 Between: 1.B.SATISH KUMAR, S/O. LATE OBULAIAH, OCC: UN-EMPLOYEE, RESIDING AT 2-199, KONEPALLY VILLAGE, KATRIMALA POST, PAMIDI MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE REGIONAL MANAGER, APSRTC, Anantapur, Anantapur District. ...RESPONDENT 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 toto issue an appropriate writ or order more particularly one in nature of writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondent in not considering petitioner representation dated 12.12.2013, as illegal, arbitrary, against law and consequently direct the respondent to provide job to petitioner on the compassionate grounds by considering representation dated 12.12.2013 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 24888 OF 2014 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 respondent to provide job to petitioner on the compassionate grounds by considering representation dated 12.12.2013 pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.SESHADRI GOALLA Counsel for the Respondent: 1.ARAVALA RAMA RAO(SC FOR APSRTC KKAC) The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.19861 OF 2014 ORDER : 1. Today, when the matter is taken up, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. 2. The present writ petition is filed by the petitioner aggrieved by the inaction on part of the respondents in not considering the representation dated 12.12.2013 seeking appointment on compassionate grounds. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner’s father died on 20.12.2007 while in service. It is submitted that the petitioner’s mother was granted additional monetary benefit and that the petitioner is willing to deposit the same, subject to the respondents considering the petitioner’s representation for appointment of on compassionate grounds. 4. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondent submits that an additional monetary benefit of Rs.1,00,000/- was paid in lieu of employment to the deceased employee’s legal heirs on 18.09.2008 and that, after having received the additional monetary benefit, the son of the deceased employee has now filed the present writ petition. It is further submitted that as per the circular dated 24.07.1989, an application seeking compassionate appointment is required to be submitted within a period of three years from the date of death of the employee, and in the present case, the petitioner ought to have submitted the application on or before 19.12.2010. On these considerations, the case of the petitioner was not considered. 3 5. Considering the submissions of the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents that the deceased employee’s wife endorsed the receipt dated 13.10.2008 duly accepting the additional monetary benefit of Rs.1,00,000/-, and that the said receipt was also endorsed by the petitioner i.e., the son of deceased employee as a witness. 6. In view of the aforementioned reasons, this Court is not inclined ot entertain the present writ petition any further. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N KGM 4 140 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.19861 OF 2014 Dated 03.02.2026 KGM