JUDGEMENT/ORDER :

1. The petitioner was married to one Manzoor Ahmed Sheikh in the year 2002, who was killed by the terrorists in the year 2008. The deceased was survived by his wife-petitioner herein, his father-Mohd. Shahban, mother-Hanifa Begum, brother-Bashir Ahmed and daughter-Sanay. After the unfortunate death of Manzoor Ahmed Sheikh, the family of the deceased approached the respondent No. 1 - Deputy Commissioner, Ramban for grant of compassionate appointment to a member of the family under SRO-43 (Militancy Related Relief).

2. The petitioner submitted a dependent certificate issued by the then ACR Ramban on 05.09.2008 whereunder all the aforesaid members of the family were reflected as legal heirs of the deceased-Manzoor Ahmed Sheikh. The petitioner being educated family member with the consent of the other family members, was given compassionate appointment and appointed as class-IV post created in the Revenue Department in District Ramban vide Government Order No. 585-GAD of 2008 dated 24.04.2008.

3. The father and the younger brother of the deceased died due to natural and accidental death respectively. The petitioner also subsequently remarried to one Farooq Ahmed Katoch o