IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:-24.09.2025 Yadwinder Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT Present : Mr. Randhir Manhas, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Amarpreet Singh Bains, AAG, Punjab.

N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J.

1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with a prayer to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus for quashing the order dated 31.10.2018 (Annexure P-17) passed by the respondents, whereby, the claim of the petitioner for grant of compassionate appointment has been rejected. A further prayer has been made to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to appoint the petitioner on compassionate ground, on account of death of his father.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that Naib Singh, father of the petitioner was working as Sub Divisional Officer with the respondent-department and was the sole bread winner of the family. His father expired on 12.05.2011 and left behind three dependent family members, i.e., petitioner, his mother and his brother. The petitioner was the elder s