HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA

WRI T PETI TI ON No.2135 OF 2021

ORDER:

Heard Sri Vanaparthi Vaishali, learned counsel

appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Sri A. Chandra Shaker, learned Sanding Counsel for NPDCL

appearing on behalf of the respondents.

2. The petitioner approached this Court seeking the

prayer as under:

“….to issue an order or direction more

particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the rejection of the Petitioners application for compassionate appointment vide

Lr.No.SE/OP/KNR/DE(T)/PO/JAO/LEGAL/F.NO.K-

184, D.No.2239 Dtd.17-12-2015, although she remains eligible to seek compassionate appointment as junior assistant or in any other suitable post in her mother’s place after the latters expiry as illegal, arbitrary, against the principles of natural justice and consequently to reconsider the petitioners application dated -11-09-2008 and representation dated 12-11-2020 under GO.Ms.No.350 dated 30-07-1999 by granting compassionate appointment as sought for and to

pass.”

3. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner is the daughter of late Kante Laxmi, who died on 03.12.2007, while working as Office Subordinate in Electricity Departm