1 UNREPORTED IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.4410 OF 1997. Anjanabai Haribhau Suryawanshi, R/o Aluwadgaon Via Gadga, Taluka Biloli, Dist.Nanded. ... Petitioner. Versus 1. Hon'ble Manoharraopant Joshi, Chief Minister, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. Hon'ble Dy.Chief Minister, Shri Mundhe, Home Minister, Maharashtra State, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 3. President Smt.Savantbai, Mahila Ayog,Mantralaya, Mumbai. 4. Chief Secretary, General Administration Department,Mantralaya, Mumbai. 5. Secretary, Home Deptt., Mantralaya, Mumbai. 6. Police D.S.P. Mumbai. 7. Police D.I.G. Nanded. 8. Police D.S.P. Nanded. 2 (Petition dismissed against Respondent Nos.1 and 6 as per Court's order dt.20.1.2010.) ... Mrs.Anjanabai Haribhau Suryawanshi, party-in- person. Mr.K.B.Choudhari, Additional Govt.Pleader for the State. ... CORAM : B.R.GAVAI AND : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,JJ. Date : 05.07.2010. ORAL JUDGMENT (Per S.V.Gangapurwala,J.) 1. Vide the present petition, the petitioner is seeking compassionate appointment on account of the death of her husband. 2. The husband of the petitioner was working as a Police constable with the Respondent Department. He died on 7.4.1988. The petitioner being wife of the deceased Haribhau Suryawanshi, applied for compassionate appointment on class IV post. As per the Government Resolution, the application has to be made within five (5) years from the date of death of the deceased employee. 3 However, the application was delayed by three months and 28 days. As such Superintendent of Police recommended to his higher authorities for condonation of said delay and to consider her case taking into account that she has four children. However, the Government rejected the said application on the ground that it is delayed by three months and 28 days. 3. The present petition has been filed by party-in-person. This Court vide interim order dated 3.12.1997 had directed the Respondents to appoint the present petitioner as a part time class IV employee at the convenient place of the petitioner. It is informed that since then she is working on class IV post as part time employee. 4. The factual details are not disputed by the Respondents. It is also not disputed that the Superintendent of Police had recommended the case of the petitioner and also sought condonation of the delay in filing the application for compassionate appointment. The 4 petitioner has four children. In view of that we condone the delay in making the application and direct the Respondents to accommodate the petitioner as regular employee in a class IV post commensurate to her qualification within a period of three (3) months from today. 6. We are passing this order in peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, taking into account the fact that the Superintendent of Police had recommended the case of the petitioner for condonation of delay and also taking into account the petitioner is a rustic lady. This order may not be deemed to lay down any precedent. 5. Rule made absolute on above terms. However, there shall be no order as to costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) (B.R.GAVAI,J.) asp/office/wp441097 5