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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARPREET SINGH BRAR
Sonu – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J.
1. The present petition has been preferred under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing order dated 24.10.2023 (Annexure P-7) passed by respondent No.4 whereby it was stated that the application for compassionate appointment is not in accordance with the instructions dated 02.08.2019.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the father of the petitioner was working with the respondent-UHBVNL as CKD and died in harness on 23.06.2017 at the age of 41 years. At that time, the petitioner was 17 years and 6 months old. attaining majority, the petitioner immediately applied for a job on compassionate grounds, however, neither a job was granted nor any reply was provided. During the pendency of the correspondence, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam adopted the Haryana Civil Services (Compassionate Financial Assistance or Appointment) Rules, 2019 (Annexure P-3) (hereinafter ‘Rules of 2019’) notified on 02.08.2019. The said Rules contain a saving clause stipulating that the family of government employees who died before the date of notification of the Rules but were not sanc
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