IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 4934 of 2010. Decided on 23.9.2010 Hari Mohan ….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & others …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Hamender Chandel, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner approached this Court seeking for direction for compassionate appointment. This Court in Annexure P-3, judgment directed the department to consider the case of the petitioner. In the reply, it is stated that the Government, at present, considers the cases of only those widows, who lost both parents and in the order of seniority on the basis of occurrence of the date of death of the bread winner, so far as the pending cases are concerned. As rightly pointed out by the learned Counsel for the petitioner, the submission regarding compassionate appointment framed by the Government is still in vogue. The policy lays down that first preference will be given to the widow, then the son and then the unmarried daughter. Therefore, son is not debarred from being considered for appointment. 2. In case there is a vacancy of Chowkidar available, only after accommodating the petitioner, any fresh recruitment will be made. Needless to say, that this consideration will only be given on the basis of the list maintained in the Department on the basis of death occurrence and the cause of action namely, the death of the bread winner. In other words, before considering the case of compassionate appointment of any person, whose father, mother, brother or sister, as the case may be, died after 7th October, 2005, the petition will be considered. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. September 23, 2010. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), (HL) Judge.