IN THE HIGH OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.14319 of 2009 Date of Decision: 23.07.2010 Kishor Kumar & Anr. ..Petitioners Vs. Union of India & Ors. ..Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod K.Sharma Present: Mr.Somesh Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms.Anjali Kukar, Advocate, for the respondents. Vinod K.Sharma,J. (Oral) The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court , praying for a writ of mandamus for directing respondents No.1 to 3 to grant employment on compassionate ground to petitioner No.1 in Group-C or D in Air Force. Notice of motion was issued. Ms.Anjali Kukar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Union of India has raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition for want of jurisdiction. This objection has been raised on the ground, that the post claimed by the petitioners, is a civil post under the Union of India, therefore, the relief claimed falls within the jurisdiction of Central Administrative Tribunal. CWP No.14319 of 2009 -2- In view of the preliminary objection raised by the learned counsel for Union of India, the learned counsel for the petitioners prays, that this writ petition be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to move application before the Central Administrative Tribunal to claim compassionate appointment in accordance with law. In view of the stand taken by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 23.07.2010 (Vinod K.Sharma) vgarg/rp Judge