Basikonda Mamatha v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Compassionate appointment – Inaction of competent authority
Case brief
What is this about?
AP High Court Amaravati writ petition WP 9693/2026 decided 16.04.2026 by Justice D Ramesh. Keywords: compassionate appointment; death of government employee (subordinate, Tahsildar office, Ananthapuram, 30.08.2015); widow petitioner Basikonda Mamatha; inaction/non-consideration of representations dated 19.01.2026, 23.02.2026, 26.02.2026; favorable recommendations by RDO and Tahsildar; competent authority Collector and District Magistrate Ananthapuramu; direction to decide per applicable rules within 3 months; petition disposed without merits, no costs, miscellaneous petitions closed. Useful for advocates seeking precedent on mandamus-style directions where proposals already lie before the competent authority.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the 2nd respondent (Collector and District Magistrate, Ananthapuramu) to consider the petitioner's case for compassionate appointment in accordance with the applicable rules and to pass appropriate orders on the representations dated 19.01.2026, 23.02.2026 and 26.02.2026 within three (03) months from receipt of a copy of the order; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed.