(1.) Whether compassionate appointments on the ground of medical invalidation satisfy the requirement of Article 16 of the Constitution of India is the question involved in these writ petitions.
(2.) Before adverting to the said question, we may refer to certain Government Orders issued in this regard.
(3.) The Government of Andhra Pradesh vide G.O.Ms.No.504, General Administration (Services-A) Department, dated July 30, 1980 has extended the scheme of compassionate appointment introduced in G.O.Ms.No.687, dated October 3, 1977, to the spouse / daughter/ son of a Government servant retired on medical invalidation under Article 441 of Andhra Pradesh Pension Code (Vol. 1) subject to the conditions mentioned therein.