ORDER :

1. The petitioner who is married daughter of deceased-Amritlal Sidar, has filed present writ petition challenging the order dated 16.12.2019 (Annexure P/1) passed by respondent No. 1 by which the petitioner’s representation for grant of compassionate appointment has been rejected on the count that as per policy for grant of compassionate appointment dated 28.02.2004, application should have been filed within one year and since the application has been filed after the limitation provided under the circular, the same cannot be considered and accordingly, it has been rejected.

2. The brief facts as reflected from the record are that the petitioner, who is married daughter of deceased-Amritlal Sidar working as Attendant Grade-II in the office of Executive Engineer, Sub-Station, Bilaspur and posted at Raigarh, expired on 29.10.2007. Thereafter, his son applied for grant of compassionate appointment on 02.01.2013 by submitting his application in the office of Executive Engineer, Sub-Centre, Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited, Bilaspur. During pendency of the application, brother of the petitioner namely Shankarlal Sidar also expired on 09.04.2015, thereafter, she