IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.20520 of 2010 Date of Decision : January 04, 2011. Krishan Gopal .....Petitioner versus The Chief Engineer, Punjab Health, Municipal Corporation and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Krishan Gopal, petitioner-in-person. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner, who appeared in person and belongs to the reserved category of Scheduled Caste, seeks a mandamus to direct the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, to appoint him on a suitable post on compassionate grounds under the Ex-Gratia Policy. The above stated relief has been sought on the premise that the father of the petitioner was serving as Head Sewer Man and was posted in Public Health Division No.1, Chandigarh, when he unfortunately died in harness on 19.11.2005. The petitioner is stated to be the only son of the deceased. It is averred that there is no source of livelihood with the family as he was totally dependent upon his deceased-father. The petitioner has further averred that he C.W.P.No .20520 of 2010 2 represented the authorities time and again but no decision on his representations has been taken and/or conveyed to him though more than five years have passed. Having heard the petitioner in person and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to the respondent-authorities to consider the claim of the petitioner for his appointment on compassionate ground and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order, within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. January 04, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE