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2026 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 25284
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
Bibhu Datta Guru, J
Sheela Soni – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
WPS No. 6004 of 2026
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Swapnil Keshari
For the Respondents: Luv Sharma, Swati Agrawal, Pankaj Agrawal
The court directed the competent authority to consider and decide a pending application for compassionate appointment in accordance with the applicable rules and policy within a period of 30 days.
Headnote:(A) Compassionate Appointment - Pending Application - Direction to decide - Where an application for appointment on compassionate grounds remains undecided by the respondent authority, the court may direct the competent authority to consider and decide the same in accordance with applicable rules and policy within a specified timeframe. (Para 3, 4)
Issues: Whether the respondent authority is required to decide the pending application for compassionate appointment.
Order on Board
1. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the father of the petitioner died on 22.06.2023. He was working as a Safai Kamgar in the Municipal Corporation, Raipur. After his death, the petitioner submitted an application dated 23.12.2024 (Annexure P/3) seeking appointment on compassionate grounds. However, the said application has not been considered till date and no order thereon has been passed by the respondent/Corporation.
2. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent/Corporation, on instructions, submits that if the application submitted by the petitioner is still pending, the same shall be considered and decided by the competent authority within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
3. In view of the submission made by learned counsel appearing for the respondent/Corporation, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority of the respondent/Corporation to consider and decide the petitioner's application dated 23.12.2024 (Annexure P/3), in accordance with law, within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
4. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's claim for compassionate appointment, and the competent authority shall consider the same strictly in accordance with the applicable rules and policy.
5. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly.
