IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P.(T) No. : 6580 of 2008. Decided on: 27.07.2010. _________________________________________________________ Smt. Raj Rani Bakshi and another. …Petitioners. -Versus- The Secretary (Home), Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla and another. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : None. For the respondents. : Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge(Oral): Shri Ram Parkash Bakshi (deceased), husband of petitioner No. 1 and father of petitioner No. 2 was working as driver on regular basis in the respondent-department. He was retired on invalid pension on 05.07.1997. Petitioner No. 1 moved an application seeking appointment on compassionate basis for her daughter, i.e., petitioner No. 2. She has also filed an affidavit to this extent, however, case of the petitioner No. 2 was rejected by invoking Para-5 (c) of the office memorandum dated 18.01.1990 since her brother was already in government service. A bare perusal of Para-5(c) reveals that where one or more members of the family are already in Government service or in employment of Autonomous bodies/Boards/Corporations etc. of the State/Central Government, the employment assistance cannot be granted to second or third member of the family. Since the brother of petitioner No. 2 is stated to be employed in 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. government service, there is no merit in this petition and the same is dismissed. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge July 27, 2010. (bhupender)