JUDGMENT

Hon'ble Sharad Kumar Sharma, J.

(Through Hybrid Mode)

The petitioner to the present writ petition, on the death of his late father Shyam Lal on 24th July 2013, claiming his appointment under the Rules called as the “Uttarakhand Dying in Harness Rules, 2003", had filed an application for appointment on the said ground, before the Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Lal Kuan, District Nainital, claiming that on the date of the death of his late father, who was working with the respondent, as a Class-IV employee, since the petitioner was major and he was holding an intermediate qualification, coupled with the fact that the other dependents of late Shyam Lal had given an N.O.C., in favour of the petitioner, the petitioner may be considered for appointment on compassionate grounds, under the said Rules of 2003.

2. The petitioner's application for compassionate appointment was considered by the competent authority i.e. the Chairman, Nagar Panchayat, Lal Kuan, district Nainital and while also considering the implications of Government Order No. 6729 dated 5th November 1992, which was then issued by the State of Uttar Pradesh, offer of an appointment was extended to the petitioner, t