C.T. Ravikumar, J.

1. This writ petition has been filed challenging Ext.P2 whereby the request of the petitioner for compassionate appointment under the dying-in-harness scheme was rejected. The further prayers of the petitioner are for a declaration that he is entitled to get employment on compassionate ground under the respondent Life Insurance Corporation of India and to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent to appoint him on the ground of his being a legal heir and dependant of deceased Sunil Raj. The facts relevant for the purpose of disposal of this writ petition are as follows:-

The petitioner is one of the siblings of one Sunil Raj who died- in-harness on 7.4.2011 while working as Assistant under the respondent. Pursuant to his death, their mother submitted an application for appointment of the petitioner under the compassionate appointment scheme. The said request was rejected as per Ext.P2 dated 1.2.2012. The contention of the petitioner is that he is one of the dependants of the deceased Sunil Raj and therefore, entitled to get appointment under the said scheme. To substantiate the said contention, the petitioner produced Ext.P3 succession certificate