ORDER :

The captioned petition is filed by married daughter of deceased employee assailing the letter dated 15.6.2023 issued by respondent No.3 as per Annexure-B; letter dated 5.10.2023 issued by respondent No.3 and the letter dated 10.10.2023 issued by respondent No.2, rejecting the application filed by petitioner seeking appointment on compassionate grounds.

2. Petitioner’s father was serving in respondent-Bank as a Clerk who died in harness on 6.10.2022. Petitioner submitted an application for compassionate appointment. Respondent-Bank vide endorsement dated 15.6.2023 as per Annexure-B, letter dated 5.10.2023 as per Annexure-F and letter dated 10.10.2023 as per Annexure-G has rejected the application on the ground that petitioner is a married daughter and therefore, cannot claim to be dependant on her father.

3. The petitioner is assailing the impugned letters as per Annexures- “B, F and G” on following grounds:

“1. The instant petition has been preferred by the Petitioner, who is a married daughter of a deceased employee of the Respondent bank, being aggrieved by the rejection of compassionate appointment on the sole ground that she is married.

2. The scheme for compassionate appoin