[2026:RJ-JP:6950]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S. B. Civil Writ Petition No. 15227/2025 Rahul Kumar Meena Son of Late Shri Babu Lal Meena, aged about 22 years, Resident of Village Kherla, Tehsil Malakheda, District Alwar, Rajasthan.

----Petitioner Versus

1. State of Rajasthan, through its Secretary, Department of Home, Government Secretariat, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

2. Director General of Police, Police Head Quarter, Lal Kothi, Jaipur (Raj).

3. Superintendent of Police, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

4. Inspector General of Police, Headquarter Jaipur, Rajasthan.

5. Deputy Inspector of Police, Recruitment and Promotion Board, Rajasthan.

----Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Shashi Bhushan Gupta Advocate with Ms. Sudha Gupta Advocate.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND SHARMA

Judgment

12/02/2026

1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking issuance of direction to the respondents to grant compassionate appointment to the petitioner on account of the death of the petitioner’s father, who was serving as Constable with the respondents. The petitioner contends that the family suffered financial hardship upon the demise of the deceased employee and that the denial of compassionate appointment is arbitrary and unjust.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that Late Shri Babulal, father of the petitioner was working on the substantive post of Constable in Police Department. However, father of the petitioner died on 03.06.2016, leaving behind his widow, two sons and one daughter. The petitioner, at that time, was 13 years and 17 days old only. Mother of the petitioner moved an application before the respondents seeking appointment of the petitioner (minor son of the deceased-employee) on compassionate ground upon attaining the age of majority by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that upon attaining the age of majority by the petitioner, mother of the petitioner submitted another application dated 18.10.2023 to the Inspector General of Police, Headquarter Jaipur through Superintendent of Police, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan along with documents and prayed for extending benefit of appointment on compassionate ground to the petitioner. However, vide order dated 22.04.2025, aforesaid application filed by mother of the petitioner seeking appointment of the petitioner on compassionate ground was dismissed by the respondents. Hence, the petitioner has approached this Court by way of filing instant writ petition. It is submitted that the action of the respondents in declining benefit of appointment on compassionate ground to the petitioner is unjustified, unwarranted and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Learned counsel for the petitioner argued that when the compassionate appointment rules entitles the petitioner for compassionate appointment for saving the family of deceased employee from starvation, there is no justification in not providing the same to the petitioner, dependent of the deceased employee. Therefore, learned counsel for the petitioner has prayed for allowing the writ petition as also issuance of direction to the respondents for grant of appointment to the petitioner on compassionate ground.

3. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and carefully perused the material on record.

4. The relevant facts, which are not in dispute, disclose that the deceased employee died in harness on 03.06.2016 several years prior to the filing of the present writ petition. The respondents have rejected the application filed by mother of the petitioner claiming appointment on compassionate ground for her son, i.e., the petitioner primarily on the ground of inordinate delay stating that the very object of compassionate appointment stands frustrated and further, in view of the instructions of the State Government issued vide letter dated 08.04.2024, matters of compassionate appointment having delay of less than three years can only be forwarded to the State Government for consideration.