Ali Mohammed, J

1. By consent of both parties the main writ petition itself is taken up for final hearing.

2. The petitioner herein was employed as a peon in the establishment of the second respondent Juvenile Guidance Bureau, Egmore, Madras - 600008. He retired from service on 30.6.1994. After his retirement the petitioner applied to the second respondent on 25.2.1994 for the appointment of his son to the peon's post, on compassionate grounds. It is the case of the petitioner that no orders have been passed by the second respondent. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner had approached this Court for a writ of mandamus or any other writ order or direction in the nature of a writ directing the respondents herein to consider the representation dated 25.2.1994 to the second respondent for selection of his son for the post of peon in the second respondent's Office - Juvenile Guidance Bureau, Madras. A counter-affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents wherein it is stated as follows :

"It is submitted that the Government in their order Ms. No. 1138, Labour and Employment, dated 26.9.1978 in para 5(i) to (v) ordered as follows :

(i) All the Industries, Institutions, U