1. Shri Vikram Singh - appellant before the Court, lost his parents and sister in a tragic road accident on 13.6.1986 when the vehicle in which they were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar, fell victim to an accident at Battery Cheshma, Ramban. The appellant survived but was seriously injured and is living with 75% permanent disability due to the unfortunate accident. His disability, however, did not discour#31;age him to get enrolled in School and pursue his academic career. He passed his 10+2 examination from the Board of School Education in the year 2006.

2. Soon after the appellant attained majority, he approached the respondents with an application for his appointment on compassionate grounds. The case set up by the appellant was that his father an employee of the floriculture Department has died in harness and that the appellant as the only surviving dependent of the deceased employee, had a right to be considered for appointment on compassionate grounds.

3. The appellant's case for compassionate appointment was processed at the level of Directorate of Floriculture and submitted vide No. DF/Estt/1093/2658-59 dated 10.01.2005 to Principal Secretary to Government Touri