IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 2807 of 2010. Decided on: 16th June, 2010. Pawan Kumar. ….. Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and others. …… Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Dogra, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The issue raised in this writ petition pertains to the claim made by the petitioner for compassionate appointment. A similar issue has been considered by this Court leading to judgment dated 1st June, 2010 in CWP No.2585 of 2010. The relevant text of the judgment reads as follows: “2. According to the petitioner, he is entitled to have compassionate appointment as Clerk instead of Beldar since he is qualified and since many of the similarly situated persons have been given appointment as Clerk in similar circumstances. It is not required that the compassionate appointment should be made only against the post of the Beldar. In case there is vacancy available and in case the incumbent is qualified, the person can be appointed in the lowest rung of Class-III post and this aspect has been clarified by this Court in several judgments. The petitioner seeks liberty to make an appropriate 2 representation before the second respondent. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of as follows: In the event of the petitioner filing an appropriate representation within a period of three weeks from today, the matter be duly considered by the second respondent in the light also of the observations made in this judgment and appropriate action in accordance with law in the matter will be taken within another one month.” 2. Being similarly situated, this writ petition is also disposed of in terms of the judgment, as extracted above. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 16th June, 2010 ( Justice Kuldip Singh), (tr) Judge.