S.B.CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 9439/2008 Om Prakash Vs State of Raj. & Ors. Date of Order :: 1.12.2008 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GOVIND MATHUR Mr Narpat Singh, for the petitioner/s. Mr N.L. Mehta, for the respondenys. ... By this petition for writ the petitioner is claiming appointment under Rajasthan Compassionate Appointment of Dependents of Deceased Government servant Rules, 1996 being son of Sh. Narayan Lal who died while in service on 6.8.1999. It is stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that the respondents are not considering his candidature only on the count that his elder brother is already in government service. It is asserted that the elder brother of the petitioner was not dependent to late Sh. Narayan Lal being already adopted as son by Hindu Ram long-back. It is also stated that the petitioner submitted an application as per the Rules of 1996 within the limitation prescribed but no decision is yet taken by the respondents on that. Issue notice. Under instructions of the Court Sh. N.K. Mehta, learned counsel for the Public Health and Engineering Department aceepts notice. This petition for writ is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2 to consider and decide the application submitted by the petitioner expeditiously as far as possible within a period of three months from today, if that is yet not decided. (GOVIND MATHUR), J. Jgoyal '