HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE CHHATTISGARH: BILASPUR Single Bench: Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. WRIT PETITION N0. 248 GF 2003 P€titi011ar : Ashok Kumar, aged about 29 years, S/o Shri Kanchan Ram, By Caste— Passi, Resident ofWest Chimliri, Distt. Koria (C,G.). Versus Raspondents : 1. Union of India Thmugh : Genm‘al ManagEr, South Eastern Railway, Garden REaCh, Calcutta-43. 2. Divisional Railway Manager, South Eastern Railway, Bilaspur, Divisional Operating Supdt. South Eastern Railway, Bilaspur. £9 Pre5ent: Shli Parag Katecha, Advocate for the petitioner. None for the respondent No. 1 Smt. Hamida Siddique, counsel for the Respondents No. 2 and 3. GRAL ORDER (3rd February, 2006) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that father of the petitioner namely Shii Kanchan Ram was appointed as Porter] C.H.R.M. by the respondents No. 2 and 3. IQ Shri Kanchan Ram, a]l of a sudden disappeared in January, 1989. After a period of 7 years, he was declared as missing by the Police Station ,Manendragarh, District Surguja (Annexure P-3). Thereafter, the petitioner made an application for compassionate appointment on 1048. 1999. @ . Leann-d counsel for the petitioner submits that the petih'oner was to be appoillted in accordance with the Railway Board’s lctter dated August 22, 1991 addressed to the A11 General Managers (P), All Indian Railways etc. (Annexuxe P-S), deah'ng with the appointment of dependant 011 compassionate basis in case of missing person] employee, . Smt. Hamida Siddique, learned counsel appealing for the respondents submits that the petitioner remained absent since 27.9.80 and on the basis of his absence for long period, service of Shli Kanchan Ram was terminated Vide order dated 9.1.1989 (Annexure P—Q) and as such the petitioner is not entitled to compassionate appointment. . Be that as it may, the respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner, in accordance with law, in View of the circular dated 12.12.1990 issued by the Government of India, mentioned in the Railway Board’s letter dated August 22, 1991 (AnneXure 13—5) for compassionate appointment Within a period of six Weeks from the date of receipt] production of a copy of this order. . In View of the foregoing, the writ petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. Sd/- ‘ sau'sh K. Agnihou-i Judge f“—,_