The petitioner seeks to quash the proceedings of the respondent Board dated 18.07.2000 and 14.12.2000, in and by which the respondent rejected the petitioner's application for compassionate appointment on the footing that his application was belated in point of time and in the light of Permanent B.P.Ms. (FB) No.46, Full Board dated 13.10.1995, the application should have been filed within three years from the date of the death of the father.

2. The petitioner's father was employed in the Electricity Board as Accounting Supervisor in the Aruppukkottai Revenue Unit of Kamarajar Electricity Distribution Circle, now known as Virudhunagar Distribution Circle. He met with a sudden death on 13.04.1993 due to cardiac arrest while in service, leaving behind his wife, three daughters and the petitioner. When the petitioner made an application earlier for compassionate appointment on 05.08.1997, the same was rejected by the respondent-Board stating that he had not completed 18 years of age and therefore his application cannot be considered. Subsequently, the petitioner is said to have acquired a Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and after completing 18 years of age