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

2. The prayer in the writ petition is to quash letter/proceedings of the first respondent made Na.Ka.No. 95 of 2007/A1 dated 7.12.2007, declining the grant of compassionate appointment to the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner got married and therefore she is not entitled to compassionate appointment.

3. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner’s father Udayakumar was employed in the office of the first respondent as Junior Assistant. He died on 26.2.1991 in harness, leaving the petitioner’s mother, the petitioner and others. The petitioner’s family having been in indigent: circumstances and after passing Plus Two examination by the petitioner, she applied for compassionate appointment by application dated 2.6.1997 to the second respondent. When the application was submitted, the petitioner was unmarried.

4. The, petitioner being the eldest daughter, is eligible to be appointed on compassionate ground as no one in her family was in employment. The petitioner furnished required certificates to prove the indigent status of family. However, no order was passed on the application of