ORAL JUDGMENT

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT)

This intra-court appeal under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1961, is filed by the petitioner questioning the correctness and validity of the order dated 02.08.2023 passed in W.P. No.106844/2019, whereunder the petitioner’s prayer for quashing the rejection of request for compassionate appointment and consequential direction to provide him compassionate appointment has been rejected.

2. Heard Sri. Lingaraj Maradi, the learned counsel appearing for the appellant and perused the entire writ appea papers.

3. Learned counsel for the appellant would submit that the learned Single Judge committed a grave error in dismissing the writ petition without appreciating the fact that the petitioner, who is the son of the deceased employee of the respondents-Hubli Electricity Supply Company Limited (HESCOM) would be entitled for compassionate appointment under the scheme prevailing in the respondent-HESCOM. He submits that there was a civil suit pending between the first wife and the second wife and children of the deceased employee, which ended in a compromise. Thereafter the petitioner approached the authorities seeking compassion