HIGH COURT OF JU'DICATURE CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR SINGLE BENCH : HON’BLE SHRI SATISH K. AGNIHOTRI, J. WRIT PETITION NO. 3431 of 2004 Pen'tioner : Smt. Shobhna Gupta Versus Respondents The State of Chhattisgarh and 01211613 Pressnt : Shri Bhaskar Payashi, counsel for the petiu'oner. Smt. Anju Abuja, Deputy Government Advocate for the respondents No 1 4 and 5 «x None for the respondent No 2 Shn S K Benwal Standmg counsei for the respondent No 3/Umon oflnd1a ORAL ORDER (20th April, 2006) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the idow of Shri Vibhu Kumar Gta, who was working as r w un Sub Engineer in the Water Resources Department, Sub Division Keshka Diict-Bastar. Shn' Vibhu Kumar Gupta l, sn was died in harness on 22.7.2000. 2. The petitioner, being dependant—legal heir of the deceased nled an application immediately thereafter for compassionate appointment before the respondent authmities. The said apatn was not conred on the glound that the death plicio s1de has occed befoxe crean of new State of Chhattisgarh un tlo 3. Te State of Chhattisgarh, by its circular dated 2.2.2006, has h directed ll the depaitments to consider cases of all the eligible a dependant-legal heir of the employees, who died in harness between 1.11.1997 to 31.10.2000 for compassionate appointmént. 4. Accordingly, the State Government is directed to consider the case of the petitioner as per its own cimular dated 2.2.2006 and also in View of the order dated 20. 12.2005 passed by this Comt in W.P. No. 1322/ 2002 and other connected matters on its own merit, in accordance with law, on such representation being filed by the petitioner. So far as prayer at para 7.2 to the effect that the respondents be ditected to pay the entire G.P.F. amount as deducted mm the salary of the petitioner’s husband is concerned, learned counsel for the peu'tioner seeks permission of this Court to nle appropriate representation to the concerned authorities. The petitioner further seeks for liberty to tile a hesh petition,in the event'such occasion arises. The liberty as stated above is granted. For the reasons stated—above, the writ petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. Certified copy as per Rules. Sd/- . satish K. Agnihom ‘ Judge