C.W.P No. 2004 of 2008 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No. 2004 of 2008 Date of decision : February 24, 2009 Pritam Singh ...... Petitioner (s) v. State of Haryana and others ...... Respondent(s) *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. M.S.Chahal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Harish Rathee, Sr. DAG Haryana for the respondents. *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) This is a petition seeking compassionate appointment. Un- disputedly, as per the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of Deceased Employees Rules, 2003, which were applicable at the time the father of the petitioner had died, compassionate appointments were to be granted only to the dependents of the employees who were less than 55 years of age at the time of their death. Admittedly, the father of the petitioner was more than 55 years of age. Therefore, no fault can be found with the decision of the respondents in not granting compassionate C.W.P No. 2004 of 2008 ::2:: appointment to the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner, however, states that since this Court has come to a conclusion that the petitioner is not entitled for compassionate appointment, then the alternative relief of one time lump sum payment of Rs.2.5 lacs should be granted to the petitioner. In the written statement, this part is not refuted. On the contrary, the respondents have themselves stated that they had sent a draft of Rs.2.5 lacs to the dependents of the petitioner's father on 25.8.2006. In this view of the matter, I find that the request of counsel for the petitioner to opt for the lesser relief of one time lump sum payment is fair. However, his plea that interest be awarded on the said amount is turned down because it was the petitioner and his mother who had refused to receive the draft, which was originally sent to them. Consequently, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay the amount of Rs.2.5 lacs to the family of the petitioner within three months from the receipt of a certified copy of this order failing which the petitioner would be entitled to interest @ 8% p.a from the date of death till the date of actual payment. ( AJAY TEWARI ) February 24, 2009. JUDGE `kk'