IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Special Appeal No. 41 of 2010 State of Uttarakhand and others. …Appellants. Versus Smt. Anita Sharma …Respondent. Mr. H.M. Raturi, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Ajay Veer Pundir, Advocate for the respondent. Coram: Hon’ble J.S. Khehar, C.J. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. J.S. Khehar, C.J, (Oral) 1. Mr. H.M. Raturi, Advocate representing the State Government, on instructions, states that a decision has been taken by the Cabinet to extend the benefit of appointment on compassionate grounds, under the Dying in Harness Rules, even to the dependents of employees, who have been missing for a period of seven or more years. 2. Learned counsel for the State Government asserts that rules in this behalf will be finalized positively within three months from today. 3. In view of the above, since the respondent has a decree in her favour declaring that the employee, on whose account she is claiming appointment on compassionate ground, has been declared as dead on account of the fact that he has been missing for more than seven years; the claim of the respondent shall be considered under the rules framed within one month of the framing of the said rules. 4. The instant Special Appeal is accordingly disposed of. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) (J.S. Khehar, C.J.) 21.5.2010 Rathour