JUDGMENT :

The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for a direction upon the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground in place of his deceased father, who died in harness on 18.07.2011.

2. The factual exposition as has been delineated in the writ petition is that the father of the petitioner, namely Buddhinath Soren was appointed as a Chowkidar in Beat No.1/8, Dhalbhumgarh Police Station and died in harness on 18.07.2011, leaving behind his wife and 4 sons as legal heir and representative. The petitioner is the elder son of the deceased employee. On 09.03.2012, the petitioner being matriculated from Hindi Sahitya Sammenlan, Allahaband, applied for compassionate appointment. Pursuant thereto, the Sr. Superintendent of Police, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur vide his letter dated 07.09.2015 has submitted his Enquiry Report in respect to compassionate appointment of the petitioner to the concerned Authority, but no final decision was taken. In the meantime, the petitioner got knowledge that the certificate submitted by the petitioner is not recognized by the Jharkhand Government, then he acquired Madhyama (Sanskrit) certificate