JUDGMENT :

G.S. Sandhawalia , J.

1. Prayer in the present writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is for compassionate appointment on the basis of the fact that father of the petitioner, Tarvinder Singh, who was working as Assistant Sub-Inspector with the Haryana Police had died on 10.08.2005, while in service. The claim is based on the policy dated 28.02.2003 and directions are sought for deciding the justice demand notice dated 27.08.2016 (Annexure P-8) and the subsequent representation dated 26.07.2019 (Annexure P-11).

2. The case came up for preliminary hearing on 17.12.2020 and counsel for the petitioner was asked to file an affidavit explaining the present financial position of the petitioner and his family, including the details of his family members. The affidavit was also to address as to how the family was able to tide over the crisis of losing the bread-winner as long back as in 2005 and whether they had other sources of livelihood.

3. The necessary affidavit though has not been filed. However, counsel for the petitioner submits that delay had occurred on account of the fact that a suit had been filed by Gurcharan Kaur, the second wife of the decea