HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Wnt Petition (S) No. 4309 of2(W7 Abhishek Sin^i S/o Late Shri R^ Kumar Singh, Aged about 19 years, R/o Vikas Nagar, Bilaspur (CG). VERSUS 1. StateofChhattisgaAThrou^t Secretary, CommefcialTaxes DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG). 2. Commissioaer Conunercial Taxes Civil Lines, Raipur (CO). 3. Deputy Connnissioner Commercial Taxes, Bilaspitf Division Distt. Bilaspur (CG). (WRTT PETHTON UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTTTUnON OF INDIA) (SS: Hon'Ue Mr. Satlsh K. Aarihotri. J.) Present : Shri Prakash Tiwari, Advoeate for the petitioner. Smt. Binu Sharma, Panel Lawyer for the State. ORALORDER (Passed on llfll ofFebruary,2008) 1. Leamed counsel appearuig forthe petitioner has produced a document Aited 10.01.2(M)7 (Annexure P/4), obtained under ftB provisions of Right to Informaticu Act, wherein, it has been held Ihat fhe petitfoner is in poor financial condrtion and is eirtitled to appointment on compassionate basis, but in view of fact that no vacancy is available, the petitioner was not granted compassionate appointment. 2. Leamed counsel has relied <a compassionate appointment policy dated V- 10.06.2003 (Annexiire P/5), wherein, sub clause (6) of clause 6, p-ovides that if a vacaney is iK(t available in Ihe concemed department, the appointment may be given in other department. 3. Leamed counsel appearing for the State/respcaidents relying on Ihe retum dated 18.09.2007, filed on befaalf of the respondeirts, submits that the compassionate appomtonent would be given as per provisions of the compassionate appointment policy dated 10.06.2003 (Annexure P/5). Leamed counsel farther submite fhat compassionate a{yomtment could not be given to the petitioner on account ofnon availability ofvaca^y^ 4. Having heard leamed counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings and documetrts ajyended thereto, in Ifae interest ofjustice, it is directed that the respondent authorities shall consider Ihe applicatiwi of tiie petitionw for compassionate appointmetat, in accwdance with sub clause (6) of claii^ 6 of Ifae compassionate ajyointmHit poliey dated 10.06.2(X)3, and pass appro{mate order, in accordance with law. 5. With the above direction, the petition is disposed of. No order asto costs. Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge ^- BILAv. Dated:, OFFICE/R&.