JUDGMENT :

(Y.G. Khobragade, J.)

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by consent of the parties at the stage of the admission.

2. By the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner has put forth prayer clause ‘B’ as under:

“B. By issuing writ of Mandamus or any appropriate writ, order or direction in the like nature, to direct the respondents to provide employment to the Petitioner on compassionate ground."

3. In nutshell, facts giving rise to this petition are that Smt. Suman Balasaheb Deshmukh, who is the mother of the Petitioner was appointed as a Junior Clerk at the establishment of Respondent No. 4 on 12-10-1987. She was posted at District Court Ambejogai, District Beed. She was holding post of group “C” cadre. Petitioner’s mother (Smt. Suman Balasaheb Deshmukh) died on 23-12-2007 in a road accident. According to the Petitioner her mother was the only bread earner in his family. He, his father and grandparents were dependent on the income of his mother. His father is a casual labour and above age of 48 years. At the time of death of his mother, he was 7 years old, therefore, being minor, he was not eligible to apply for em