JUDGMENT

This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking to quash the impugned order dated 6.9.2018 passed by the third respondent whereby rejecting the claim of compassionate appointment.

[2] The case of the petitioner is that his father Tikendrakumar died-in-harness on 19.6.2005 and the petitioner is one of the dependents to his deceased father and also unmarried living with his brother and rest of the family members are settled and supported by his mother at another place. After the death of his father, the petitioner applied for appointment under the compassionate grounds on 29.8.2005 under die-in-harness scheme. The respondent authorities rejected the application of the petitioner on the ground that it was applied during the time when the scheme was banned on 15.6.2002 through the office letter dated 1.9.2005. Later the scheme was lifted and restored on 16.12.2006 stating that the families who died-in-harness during the period from 15.6.2002 upto the date of restoration will be covered under the scheme with immediate effect. Consequent to the restoration of the scheme, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms issued a memorandum dated 6.6.2007 that all