CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER

5 22-01-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court seeking a direction upon the respondent authorities of the University to consider the case of the petitioner for his appointment on compassionate ground on any of the Class-III post, based upon his educational qualification in H D Jain College, Ara, due to unfortunate demise of his father, who died in harness on 03.02.2017 , while working as peon in the college, in question.

3. This Court is apprised that the matter pertaining to appointment of the petitioner on compassionate ground was placed before the compassionate appointment committee of the University and it was resolved that the petitioner will be appointed on compassionate ground against the vacant post of his late father, who was Class-IV employee. The petitioner, however, requested that he has all the qualification to be appointed for Class-III post, therefore his case should be considered for appointment on Class-III post.

4. In view of the request made by the petitioner, the committee resolved to take present status of Class-III post from the concerned college. The college, vide