The case examines the legality of the rejection of a request for appointment on compassionate grounds following the death of a government employee in harness.

Prayer:

Writ Petition is filed under Section 226 of the Constitution of India for issue of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relevant to the order E.Po.Thu.Tha.Sa.Va.Pa No. A10/137/2022 dated 20.10.2022 passed by the 2^nd respondent and quash the same as illegal, improper, unreasonable, against the rule of law, natural justice and probabilities of the case and thereby direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner in the respondents department in any one of the post according to his educational qualification under the Compassionate Ground without any delay.

For Petitioner : Mr. R.Surya Prakash

For Respondents : Mr. S.Gopinathan

Standing Counsel

O R D E R

Challenging the rejection of request for compassionate appointment, the petitioner is before this Court.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that his father, late G.Srinivasan was an employee in the respondent department as a Motor Mechanic. He had passed away in harness on 07.08.2017. The petitioner’s mother Valli had predeceased her husband on 04.05.2010. The petitioner, his