IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 17.11.2025 Deepak Kumar ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: - Ms. Pooja Sareen, Advocate, and Mr. Vishal Saini, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Swapan Shorey, DAG, Punjab.

NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL)

1. Instant petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of order dated 05.09.2024 (Annexure P-14) whereby the claim of the petitioner seeking appointment on compassionate basis has been rejected.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the father of the petitioner, who was working as Baildar (work-charged) in the respondent-department had unfortunately died on 23.09.2012 and at that time, the age of the petitioner was only 19 years and his father left behind his son i.e. petitioner and widow mother of the petitioner and the whole family was dependent upon the deceased, who had rendered 26 years 10 months and 10 days of service as Baildar. However, the claim of the mother of the petitioner for compassionate appointment was wrongly rejected by the department vide orde