Prayer:

W.A.No.336 of 2003: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order of the learned single Judge passed in W.P.No.39441 of 2002 dated 25.10.2002.

W.A.No.997 of 2006: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order of the learned single Judge passed in W.P.No.17640 of 2004 dated 21.03.2006.

W.A.No.1006 of 2006: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order of the learned single Judge passed in W.P.No.4333 of 2006 dated 22.03.2006.

All these appeals relate and involve common questions of law and facts, and hence are disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The facts giving rise to these appeals are stated in a nutshell as follows: -

Writ Appeal No. 336 of 2003

The father of the appellant herein was employed as a Lineman with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. He died in harness on 22.01.1994. At that time, the appellant was aged about 11 years. The appellant’s elder brother namely, E.Govindaraj was aged 19 years at the time of his father’s death and he applied for compassionate appointment immediately on the death of his father. However, the respondent/Board vide order dated 30.10.1996 rejected the request