1 THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 24.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD).No.7706 of 2011 P.Sivasamy : Petitioner Vs. 1.The Director of Higher Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 6. 2.The District Education Officer, Palani, Dindigul District. : Respondents PRAYER in both Writ Petitions: Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to provide any suitable job to the petitioner under the compassionate ground appointment based on the petitioner's application dated 21.03.2000 within stipulated time frame by this Hon'ble Court. For Petitioner : M/s.S.Sathish Kumar For Respondents : M/s.B.Pugalenthi, Special Government Pleader ORDER ****** The petitioner P.Siva Samy, son of A.P.Periya Samy, has come to this Court seeking for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to provide any suitable job to the petitioner on compassionate ground based on the petitioner's application dated 21.03.2000 within a time to be stipulated by this Court. 2. The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner's father A.P.Periya Samy while serving as an Assistant Headmaster/Post Graduate Teacher in Palani Municipality Higher Secondary School, died in an accident on 25.09.1999. After the sudden demise of the petitioner's father A.P.Periyasamy, the petitioner made an application for compassionate appointment on 21.03.2000. The second respondent/District Education Officer, Palani, in his proceedings Na.Ka.No.2667/A1/2000, dated 03.04.2000, sought for some explanation regarding Service Records of A.P.Periyasamy, Death Certificate, Legal Heir Certificate, Original Educational Certificates and other details. In response to the said communication dated 03.04.2000 sent by the second respondent, the petitioner has also sent all the relevant documents through the Headmaster of Palani Municipality Higher Secondary School on 03.11.2000. Again on 30.10.2011, some more details were sought for from https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 the petitioner by the second respondent. The petitioner rectified all the defects and queries in response to the second respondent's communication dated 12.07.2004 and further queries raised on 24.04.2006. In spite of providing all the relevant information, the case of the petitioner is that the second respondent has not finally passed any order appointing him on compassionate ground. 3. In reply, the learned Special Government Pleader by filing counter stated that the petitioner at the time of submitting the application on 21.03.2000 has not furnished sufficient information. As a result, the second respondent by communication, dated 03.04.2000, asked for some more documents viz., Death Certificate, Legal Heir Certificate, Original Educational Certificate of the petitioner. Even after furnishing all the documents, the petitioner was once again asked for some other relevant documents viz., whether he was working or any one of the members in the family was in Government service. These details have not been properly furnished on time. As a result, the petitioner's application for compassionate appointment could not be complied with. 4. In view of the subsequent representation made by the petitioner, the record shows that the petitioner has furnished all the details including the relevant documents viz., the Service Records of the petitioner's father and Death Certificate, Legal Heir Certificate, Original Educational Certificate of the petitioner. Further, the records shows that the petitioner has acquired Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical. In view of the above, this Court finding the qualification of the petitioner, directs the respondents to consider the petitioner for suitable post within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. srm Sd/- Assistant Registrar[RTI] /True copy/ To Sub Assistant Registrar 1.The Director of Higher Education, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai - 6. 2.The District Education Officer, Palani, Dindigul District. Order made in W.P.(MD).No.7706 of 2011 Dated:24.11.2011 2P/3C RPB : 07.12.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/