1. This Writ Petition is filed challenging the order of the Second Respondent dated 7.11.2008 rejecting the request of the Petitioner seeking compassionate appointment and for a direction to the Respondents to appoint the Petitioner on compassionate ground.

2. The case of the Petitioner is that Petitioner’s father Arjunan was employed as Surveyor at Uthiramerur in the Land and Survey Department and on 10.2.1986 he died in harness, leaving behind the Petitioner and her mother (wife of the deceased employee). According to the Petitioner, her father was the sole bread-winner of the family. The Petitioner belongs to Scheduled Caste community and immediately after the death of Arjunan, Petitioner’s mother submitted an Application seeking compassionate appointment to her in the year 1986, which was rejected on the ground that she was not having minimum qualification of 8th standard.

3. On passing Plus Two (+2) examinations, Petitioner submitted an Application in the year 2001 along with all relevant certificates and at that time the Petitioner had completed 18 years of age and was not married. The said Application was kept pending for seven years due to the ban order issued by