IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 23339 of 2010 Date of Decision: 24.12.2010. Nayazuddin --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Vikas Awasthy, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. Mohnish Sharma, Advocate present in the Court on behalf of Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. Father of the petitioner late Sh. Kamruddin was working as Lineman with the respondent no.2. Unfortunately he died on 6.2.2010 due to electrocution while serving with the respondents. The deceased was 45 years of age. A FIR No. 53 also came to be registered on 6.2.2010 under Section 304-A IPC. Petitioner applied for grant of compassionate appointment after the death of his father. Petitioner was 20 years of age at the time of death of his father. He made an application which was followed by a representation (Annexure P-4). Petitioner has filed this petition seeking a direction for compassionate appointment and also for compensation on account of death of his father due to electrocution. CWP. No. 23339 of 2010 -2- At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if, respondents are directed to decide the representation. He may also be permitted to supplement his earlier representation and also to claim compensation. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with the following directions:- 1. Petitioner shall make a supplementary representation within a period of four weeks. 2. Respondent no.1 shall decide the representation of the petitioner (Annexure P-4) and the supplementary representation made by the petitioner within a period of two months thereafter. Needless to say that in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, the same shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 24.12.2010. lucky