JUDGMENT

Dated this the 20^th day of February, 2026 The petitioner states that he has applied for appointment on compassionate grounds, on the death of his uncle Sri. A Raghavan. The application was not properly considered and the petitioner therefore lost opportunity to get a job. Therefore, the petitioner seeks compensation of ₹50 lakhs with interest.

2. The petitioner states that the deceased uncle Sri. A. Raghavan was unmarried. The deceased had three brothers and all of them died without any successors. The petitioner is the son of his sister, who also died leaving two children including the petitioner. Since the petitioner was the only claimant as the dependent of the deceased, he applied for compassionate appointment with supporting documents.

His application has been arbitrarily rejected.

3. The respondent entered appearance and resisted the writ petition. The respondent submitted that though the petitioner had secured judgment dated 10.09.2006 in O.P. No.32885/1999 directing that in case no action had been taken in the matter, he may produce a copy of the judgment before the respondent, in which event appropriate action in accordance with law would be taken within a further pe