IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE JAI KUMAR PILLAI WRIT PETITION No. 14875 of 2024 MOHIT GOUD Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Ramkrishna Shastri - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Sudeep Bharhgav - Deputy Advocate General for the respondent/State.

Reserved on :- 31.03.2026 Post on :- 06.04.2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ORDER

This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner challenging the impugned order dated

10.12.2021 (Annexure P/1) passed by Respondent No. 4.

2. By way of the impugned order, the claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment in place of his deceased adoptive father, Late Dharmendra Parikh, has been declined. The petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus quashing the said order and directing the respondents to appoint him on the post of Superior Field Worker (SFW) or any other equivalent post.

Facts of the Case

3. The petitioner’s father, Late Dharmendra Parikh, was working in the Malaria Department on the post of Superior Field Worker (SFW). He unfortunately succumbed to