IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.221 of 2009 Date of decision: 28.7.2009 Praveen Kumar ......Petitioner(s) Versus Sh. Rajan Gupta and others ......Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG * * * Present: Mr. Anil Ghanghas, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.K. Hooda, Sr. DAG, Haryana. Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral) Separate replies on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2 have been filed in Court today and the same are taken on record. According to the petitioner vide order dated 5.2.2008 passed in CWP No.13433 of 2004, a direction was issued to the respondents to consider his case for compassionate appointment in terms of the Rules that were in existence on the date of death of his father i.e on 29.12.2002. Despite the aforesaid direction, the case of the petitioner was not considered. In reply to the show cause notice issued by this Court, replies on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2 have been filed wherein it has been stated that the respondent-State has challenged the aforesaid judgment of the learned Single Judge passed in CWP No.13433 of 2004 in LPA No.634 of 2009 and a Division Bench of this Court has stayed the judgment of the learned Single Judge vide its order dated 21.7.2009. It has been further submitted in these replies that as per the conditions laid down by a Division Bench of this Court vide order dated 21.7.2009 rendered in LPA No.634 of 2009, the respondents have already passed the order dated 23.7.2009 COCP No.221 of 2009 -2- sanctioning a sum of Rs.2,50,000/- as financial assistance under ex gratia scheme to the mother of the petitioner subject to further orders in LPA. In view of the aforesaid facts, I am not inclined to proceed further in this case. It is needless to say that if the petitioner remains aggrieved against the order passed by the Division Bench, he shall be at liberty to seek his further remedy in accordance with law. Rule discharged. July 28, 2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE