JUDGMENT :

Suneet Kumar, J.

1. Heard learned counsels for the parties, perused the record with the assistance of the learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner was working as Deputy Ranger in the Forest Department with fourth respondent, Divisional Director, Social Forestry, Forest Division, Lalitpur. By the instant petition, petitioner is assailing the order dated 31 May 2021, passed by third respondent, Divisional Director, Bundelkhand Forest Circle, Jhansi, whereby, the services of the petitioner was terminated for the reason that petitioner had obtained compassionate appointment by suppressing material fact that his mother was an employee receiving salary from the Government.

3. The facts, briefly stated, is that petitioner is the son of an ex-employee, Sri Santosh Kumar Srivastava, who died in harness while working on the post of Forest Guard on 13 October 2002. Petitioner applied for compassionate appointment under U.P. Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 [Rules, 1974]. The application form was accompanied with an affidavit of his mother stating that she has no objection to the appointment of the petitioner on compassionate basis