HIGH^OURTOF_GHHATT[18GARH, BILA8PUR W.PJSl No. 466U>F20Q7 PETITIONBR Rahulraj Sethi, S/o Late Sbri UinashatAar Sefbi, Aged about 23 years, R/o Vivekaaaud Ward, Hafkachora, J^dalpur, Distnct Bastar, CUhatdsgarh. yersas RESPONDENT8 3. 4. State of Chliattisgarh, Through The Secretary , Departiaent of Law, Mmistiy, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) The Depuly Director, Panchayat aad Samaj Kalyau, Jagd'alpiu-, District Bastar(C.G.) The CoUector, Jagdalpiir, District Bastar (C.G.) The Of&cer Incharge Land Record Section Distalct Office, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) WMT PETITION UNDER ARTICLB 226 OF THB CONSTITUTIOn OF INDIA Appetu'ance: Shri Alok Dewangaa, Counsel for the petitioner. Shri A.S. Kachhwaha, Govt. Advocate for the State/respondents on advance copy. ORAL ORDER (14.08.2007) 8UNIL KUMAR SINHA. J Heard. Leanied counsel for the petltioner subinits that fafher of fhe petitioner namety Late Shri UiaashatLkar Sethi, who was Assistaat Vffllage Panchayat Officer ia. fhe ofBce of Deputy Du-ector, Paachayat and Samaj Seva, Jagdalpur District Bastar, (C.G.), had expired on 17/8/2002 wbilc in service. After his death, fhe petitioner had aiade aa application for coiupassionate appointinent, which was processed by fhe office of CoUector, W.P.(S)No. 4661 of 2007 Bastar and a meino/direction (Annexure P-3) was issued by ttie CoUector to respondent No.4 on 22/12/2005 to consider fhe case ofthe petitioner for compassionate appoiatnient on account of death of his fafher . He also submits ffaat even after receipt of fhe aforesaid ineino, respondent No.4 has not disposed of the application of the petitioner and the same is pending before liim. He prays for a direction to respondent No.4 to dtepose of the said application, reference ofwhich has been inade ia xnemo dated 22.12,2005 issued by the CoUector to respoudent No.4. This lunited prayer inade by learaed couusel for the petitioner is not opposed by leamed counsel for the State. Haviug heard leamed counsel for fhe petitioner and learued counsel for the State and having cousidered the contents of laeino/direction (Amiexure P-3), by which, the CoUector has directed respondent No.4 to consider fhe case of fhe petitioner for coinpassionate appointment, I am of the opinion fhat fhe ends of justice would be served if respondent No.4 is directed to dispose of the appUcation, forwarded to hini by the CoUector fhrough the memo dated 22.12.2005, within the stipulated period grauted by fhis Court. Accordingty, this petition is disposed of with a direction that if fhe application for coinpassionate appoiatinent of the petitioner is stiU pending with respondent No.4, after receipt of the memo of CoUector dated 22.12.2005 (Annexure P-3), fhe same shaU. be disposed of by him at his level, as early as possible, preferabty within a period of3 rnonths frois. the date of filmg of the certi&ed copy of this order alongwifh a copy of fhe Writ Petition aad aa appUcation of the petitioner ia this regard before the concemed aufhorily. With fhe aforesaid direction/obseivation, fhe petition stands finally disposed of. __- - SunilKumarSinha Judge Shyna