HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.16723 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 07.09.2011 **** Dr. Gaurav Bahri . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** Present: Mr. RK Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner **** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner is a MBBS doctor who seeks a direction for his appointment in Government service on compassionate grounds. The father of the petitioner was Chief Medical Officer at Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Amritsar when he unfortunately met with an accident while on duty on 25.07.2000. The petitioner, it appears, was minor at that time. (2). It is averred that though the name of the petitioner figures atop in the priority list but he is not being given appointment for no reason whatsoever. (3). The petitioner in this regard is said to have represented the authorities on 28.07.2011 & 09.08.2011 (Annexure P9 & P10 respectively) but no action has taken thereupon so far. (4). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction CWP No.16723 of 2011.doc - 2 – to respondent No.1 to sympathetically consider and dispose of the claim of the petitioner in the light of the policy decisions framed by the State Government regarding compassionate appointments, by passing an appropriate order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (5). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 07.09.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge