JUDGMENT

J.J. Munir, J.—The petitioner’s father, the late Nasir Ahmad, was a Centrifugal Mechanic in the employ of the Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (short, ‘the Corporation’), and last posted in the establishment of the Executive Engineer, Electricity Distribution Phase-III, Malviya Road, Basti. The petitioner was married to one Nisar Ahmad, who is said to have divorced her through a Talaqnama dated 01.01.2008, pronouncing a Talaq upon his wife, in accordance with the Shariat Law, applicable to parties. The divorce, according to the Talaqnama was pronounced in the presence of two competent witnesses. After the petitioner’s divorce, it is her case that she came back to her father’s house at Village Tilauli, Post Sohnaag, District Deoria and is living there since January, 2008. A copy of the certificate of residence dated 12.04.2010 issued by the Deputy Collector on behalf of the Collector is on record.

2. The petitioner says that she is the only legal heir of the late Nasir Ahmad and for the said reason, has staked claim to a compassionate appointment. It is also said that for the same reason, she has applied for the payment of her father’s retiral dues vide a representati