Judgment :

Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.

1. The petitioner has prayed for a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to set aside the letter dated 6th November, 2019 being Ref: PA(AS)/DIH/N-85/1075/2019 issued by the Respondents and provide compassionate appointment to the petitioner no.2.

2. The deceased, Shyamal Kumar Ganguly, was an employee of the United Bank of India, Durgapur Branch, serving as an Ex-Daftary, holding SPF No. 22365. He died in harness on 4th October 2015, leaving behind his widow (petitioner no.1), his only daughter (petitioner no.2), and his aged, ailing mother, Smt. Sabitri Ganguly. All three were wholly dependent on the income of the deceased employee. The deceased had no other legal heirs or representatives.

3. At the time of his death, the age of the widow was around 48 years, the daughter was approximately 33 years old and was the mother of a 5-year-old male child. The husband of Petitioner No. 2 remained largely unemployed, occasionally engaged in low-paying contractual work, rendering her financially dependent. The mother of the deceased, Smt. Sabitri Ganguly, is over 85 years of age, suffers from chronic ailments, and requires regular medical a