CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 20498 OF 2006 -1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: February 28, 2008 Parties Name Ravinder Singh ..PETITIONER VERSUS State of Haryana and others ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH PRESENT: Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Harish Rathee, Sr. D.A.G., Haryana, for the respondents. JASBIR SINGH, J. (oral) Order. Reply on behalf of the respondents has been filed. Father of the petitioner died in harness on August 29, 2002. Petitioner was minor at that time. On attaining majority, he moved an application to get appointment in Government service, on compassionate basis on June 22, 2004. His application was considered as per provisions of the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2003 (in short 2003 Rules) and the same was rejected vide order dated March 20, 2006 ( P4) on the ground that the appointment was to be provided within three years from the date of death of Government employee subject to availability of the post. On the lapse of period of three years, service cannot be offered to the petitioner. Hence this CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 20498 OF 2006 -2 writ petition. Counsel for the parties heard. Faced with the aforesaid situation , counsel for the petitioner states that if appointment in service cannot be given to the petitioner, as per rules, referred to above, he be given ex-gratia financial assistance. We are of the view that the claim made by the petitioner is justified. In first part of the impugned order, authority has noticed that if service could not be provided to the dependents of the deceased Government employees, as per rules, they may opt for grant of financial assistance of Rs. 2, 50,000/- within a period of one month on rejection of their application for appointment in Government service. When order Annexure P-4 was passed, this option was not given to the dependents of the deceased Government employee. As per information supplied, mother of the petitioner is alive. In view of facts, mentioned above, we allow this writ petition and direct the respondents to pay an amount of Rs. 2,50,000/- to the dependents of deceased Government employee. 50% of the same be paid to the petitioner and the remaining 50% to his mother subject to their completing the formalities as are necessary under 2003 Rules, thereafter the amount be released within a period of one month. ( Jasbir Singh ) Judge ( Jaswant Singh) February 28, 2008. Judge DKC