JUDGMENT :

Though this appeal was listed to consider I.A.No.1/2019 seeking condonation of delay of 174 days in filing the appeal, on condoning the said delay and on disposal of I.A.No.1/2019 (vide separate order), with the consent of learned counsel appearing for the parties, it is heard finally.

2. The appellant was the petitioner in W.P.No.16400/2015. In that petition, petitioner assailed communication bearing No. xxxxxxxxxxx 15/6884 dated 11.03.2015 addressed to respondent No.4 by respondent No.3 (Annexure-‘B’) and Circular bearing No.KPTCL/B5/721/80-81 dated 23.09.2011 issued by respondent No.1 (Annexure-‘D’) insofar as a portion of clause 2 is concerned, which reads as under:

“Under no circumstances, the second wife nor her children are eligible for compassionate grounds appointment, if the marriage has taken place during the subsistence of the first marriage.”

3. By order dated 15.12.2018, the learned Single Judge rejected the writ petition. Thereafter, Review Petition No.11/2019 was filed. The learned Single Judge dismissed the review petition also. Being aggrieved, the petitioner has assailed the aforesaid orders.

4. Succinctly stated, the facts are, the petitioner/appellant he