ORDER :

The relief sought for in the present writ petition is for a direction to direct the respondents herein to provide an appointment to the petitioner on compassionate ground forthwith.

2. The petitioner states that his father Late Thiru.C.Paramasivam served as Assistant Glass Bowler in the office of the third respondent and died on 21.12.2009, while he was in service.

3. The petitioner submitted an application seeking appointment on compassionate grounds on 08.06.2010. The application was not considered and it was forwarded to the second respondent/District Collector, Coimbatore to provide appointment on compassionate ground in any other Department, since there was no vacancy in the Department of the third respondent.

4. It is not in dispute that the application submitted by the writ petitioner was forwarded to the second respondent to consider the same by including his name in the general wait list for the purpose of providing appointment on compassionate grounds. The District Collector, in letter dated 11.01.2014, has informed the petitioner that his application will be considered based on the seniority and based on the availability of vacancy in various Departments.

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