WPSS No. 1058 of 2008 Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. List has been revised. Learned counsel for the respondents are not present. Inspite of the stop order, no counter affidavit has been filed. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner’s father died in harness on 24th October, 2002. At that time, the petitioner was a minor and, upon reaching the age of majority, filed an application on 28th September, 2007 for an appointment on compassionate grounds. This application remained pending and, consequently, the present writ petition has been filed praying for issuance of a mandamus commanding the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate grounds under the relevant dying-in-harness Rules. Since no counter affidavit has been filed and the averments made in the writ petition remained un- rebutted till date, this court, consequently, disposes of the writ petition directing the authority concerned to decide the petitioner’s application by a reasoned and speaking order within four weeks from the date of the production of a certified copy of the order before the authority concerned. (Tarun Agarwala, J.) Dated 30.03.2010 Shiv