Honble CHAUHAN, J.–The instant writ petition has been filed for issuing a direction to the respondents to modify the appointment letter given to the petitioner on compassionate ground and to offer him the post suitable to his educational qualification of Chartered Accountancy.

(2). The facts and circumstances giving rise to this case are that petitioners father, who was working as Senior Senitary Inspector with respondent No.4, died in harness on 19.2.1999. Petitioner made an application for appointment on compassionate ground under the provisions of the Rajasthan Compassionate Appointment of Dependent of Deceased Government Servant Rules, 1996 (hereinafter called ``the Rules). He was offered the post of Lower Division Clerk vide letter dated 24.11.99 (Annexure 10) in the pay scale of Rs. 3050-4590/-and asked to join within a period of one month. Petitioner did not join the said post and filed the writ petition submitting that he ought to have been offered the post suitable to his educational qualification of Chartered Accountancy.

(3). The concept of compassionate employment was considered by the Honble Supreme Court in Sushma Gosain vs. Union of India & Ors. (1), and the Apex Court

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