IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.19069 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: November 7, 2008 NARESH KUMAR ...PETITIONER VERSUS FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA & OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA. PRESENT: MR. PUNEEET GUPTA, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The father of the petitioner, namely, Sh. Raj Kumar was serving as Handling worker at Patiala Depot of the Food Corporation of India. He died in harness on 17.7.2001. The petitioner filed an application for appointment on compassionate grounds before respondent No.3. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the case of the petitioner has been forwarded vide Annexures P-3 & P-5, but no final decision has been taken for appointing the petitioner on compassionate grounds till date. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to decide the case of the petitioner for his appointment on compassionate grounds expeditiously, preferably, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE November 7, 2008 (RAJAN GUPTA) Gulati JUDGE