ORDER :

This Writ Petition has been filed against the Memo No.SE/O/KDP/ADM/PO/CE/F36/D.No.3441/13 dated 20.11.2013 rejecting the request of the petitioner for compassionate appointment.

2. As per the averments made in the affidavit filed along with the writ petition, the brief facts of the case emerge as under :

(i) The father of the petitioner Sri K. David Nelson died in harness while working as Junior Lineman in A.P. Transco, Yerraguntla, Kadapa District on 05.10.2002. The mother of the petitioner late Smt. Deevanamma predeceased his father on 03.10.2001. At the time of the death of his father, the petitioner was aged 6 years and he became orphan due to death of his parents. Smt. K.C. Mary Grace Hellen, who is the aunt of the petitioner, was appointed as guardian vide orders, dated 08.01.2004 in G.O.P.No.360 of 2003 on the file of the I Additional District Judge, Kadapa. She made an application to the 2nd respondent on 05.03.2003 seeking appointment for the petitioner on compassionate grounds, as the petitioner was not eligible for employment at that time. After he attained the age of majority and passed Intermediate, she made another representation on 14.11.2013 reminding the respo