JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the second respondent dated 05.04.2017, quash the same as unconstitutional and further direct the first and second respondents to provide suitable employment to the petitioner under compassionate grounds.)

1. This Writ Petition is filed to call for the records of the second respondent dated 05.04.2017, quash the same as unconstitutional and further direct the first and second respondents to provide suitable employment to the petitioner under compassionate grounds.

2. The case of the petitioner is that she is a married daughter of late G.Saravanan, who died on 04.12.2016 during the course of his employment with the respondents, on his death, the petitioner sought for compassionate appointment. Through the impugned order dated 05.04.2017, her request was rejected on the ground that as per the scheme, only a wholly dependent legal heir can be considered for compassionate appointment and since the applicant is married, she cannot be wholly dependent legal heir to the deceased employee.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner wo