JUDGMENT :

Karunesh Singh Pawar, J.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for respondent No. 1 to 4.

2. Through this petition the petitioner has prayed for the following relief :

''(a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 17.10.2016 (Annexure 1' to this writ petition) passed by the respondent No. 2 as well as impugned order dated 21.10.2016 and 13.6.2022 (Annexure 2' & 3' respectively to this writ petition) passed by the respondent No. 3.

(b) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondents to grant compassionate appointment to the petitioner in the respondent department, forthwith.''

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the mother of the petitioner who was a Government servant and was serving as Mukhya Sevika in the office of Child Development Project Kanpur (Pratham), Kanpur Nagar has died on 20.2.2016 while she was in service. The petitioner being the elder son alongwith two sisters in the family submitted an application for compassionate appointment on 3.5.2016 alongwith requisite documents. The Director Child Development,