JUDGMENT :

ARUN MONGA, J.

1. Grievance of the petitioner, seeking compassionate appointment on the death of his father, who died in harness on 21.11.2007, stems out of an order dated 17.05.2023, vide which his request was declined by recalling his earlier appointment order dated 18.12.2019. The petitioner claims that as per the applicable compassionate appointment policy, he is entitled to the benefit thereof.

2. Relevant facts of the case as pleaded are as follows:-

2.1 Petitioner’s father was appointed as Teacher on 09.10.1986, but died in harness on 21.11.2007. Being one of the dependents, submitted an application on 18.12.2007 along with requisite documents and sought appointment on compassionate grounds. During pendency of his application, sister of the petitioner got selected for the post of Forester on 30.06.2016. Subsequently, petitioner’s sister got married on 17.04.2019. Petitioner’s case is that she does not thus fall within the category of dependents in view of definition of Rule 2 (c) of the Rajasthan Compassionate Appointment of Dependents of Deceased Government Servants Rules, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Rules of 1996’). It was thus that the competent authority