JUDGMENT

Pramath Patnaik, J. – In the accompanied writ application, the petitioners have inter alia prayed for direction upon the respondents to take appropriate action regarding appointment of petitioner no.1 on the basis of compassionate ground and further prayer has been made for quashing letter dated 02.03.2012 and also for quashing notification dated 05.10.1991 on the basis of which, the application preferred by petitioner no. 2 for employment on compassionate ground has been rejected.

2. The facts, in brief, is that Late Taneshwar Mahto, who was father of petitioner no. 1 and husband of petitioner no. 2, while serving in Minor Irrigation Department, Deoghar as Pump Chalak died in harness on 02.03.2010 leaving behind his wife and sole married daughter. It has been averred that since the wife of the deceased had crossed the age of 50 years, petitioner no. 1 submitted an application annexing all relevant documents for compassionate appointment, on 15.02.2012 but the same was denied stating therein that since petitioner no. 1 is married one she cannot be appointed.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner no. 1 married to one Anoj Kumar Rao, who left his par