( 1 ) THIS writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution is for challenging the rejection of candidature of the petitioner for the appointment on compassionate ground on the death of his father in harness.

( 2 ) THE petitioner's father, Kumud Ranjan Santra, was the Head teacher of the Krishnabati Primary School and while in such service he died on 18. 10. 1993. After the demise of Kumud Ranjan Santra his widow smt. Nilima Rani Santra being the mother of the present petitioner, srikumar Santra, made an application before the Chairman, Primary education Ad-hoc Council, Burdwan on 10. 05. 1995 for getting an appointment of her son, the present petitioner who was then studying in class-X and scheduled to appear in the Madhyamik Examination in the year 1996. The Council received such application sent under registered post with A/d on 16. 05. 1995. In the said application it was also stated that she was a helpless widow and her son might be absorbed in employment as school teacher on compassionate ground.

( 3 ) THEREAFTER, by a letter dated 10. 02. 1997 from the petitioner's end the Mark Sheet of his Madhyamik Examination showing his success in such examination was sent. The m

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