Pudi Kavya v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Compassionate appointment – Maintainability of writ petition
Case brief
What is this about?
APHC WP 9423 of 2022, decided 03.09.2025 by Justice Kiranmayee Mandava (Single Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati): writ petition by Pudi Kavya, daughter of a deceased Secondary Grade Teacher, seeking compassionate appointment; application of 21.12.2017 rejected 29.06.2018 (delay beyond one-year limit in para 2 of G.O.Ms.No.687, G.A.D., dt:03.10.1977); rejection unchallenged; held writ seeking compassionate appointment not maintainable without challenging rejection order; petition dismissed, no costs, IAs closed. Keywords: compassionate appointment, maintainability, Article 226, G.O.Ms.No.687, School Education Department, SPSR Nellore. Counsel: G.V.V.S. Vara Prasad (petitioner); GP for Services II (respondents).
What did the court decide?
The record discloses that the petitioner did not challenge the respondents' proceedings dated 29.06.2018 rejecting her request for appointment on compassionate grounds.