S. N. SRIVASTAVA, J.

( 1 ) BY means of the present petition the petitioner seeks issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondents to offer appointment on the post of clerk in the department.

( 2 ) THE facts forming background to the present petition are that Satpal Singh, father of the petitioner who was serving as clerk in the Distribution Division at Baghpat died-in-harness on 31. 12. 1993. The petitioner being minor at the relevant time and the widow who according to the allegations in the writ petition was shockingly unaware of the consequences could apply for compassionate appointment after lapse of a span of six years and the said application was acted upon by the General Manager, U. P. Power Corporation, Meerut Region, Meerut who commended the case for compassionate appointment to the Head Office the quintessence of which was that though the application had been made after a lapse of six years beyond the time limit prescribed in the Dying-in-Harness Rules, yet in peculiar circumstances the rigours of five years should be relaxed and approval for appointment may be communicated to his office. It would further appear that the petitioner received communication dated 16. 4. 2

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