Court No.2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL. Writ Petition (S/B) No.989/2002 Vijai Kumar ………….. Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ………….. Respondents. Sri Deepak Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Ms.Anjali Bhargava, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Date: April 29, 2008 Hon’ble P.C.Verma,J. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to appoint him, on compassionate ground. 2. The case of the petitioner in brief is that his father was a confirmed employee and posted as Electrician in the Military Engineering Services at Dehradun. The father of the petitioner died on 18th April, 2000 during the course of employment. The mother of the petitioner made an application before Chief Garrison Engineer (B.Z.) Bareilly Zone, Bareilly for the appointment of the petitioner on compassionate ground. Inquiry was also got conducted through the District Magistrate, Dehradun in respect of financial condition of 2 the family of the petitioner. It is also alleged that the respondent No.2 called a report from the respondent No.3 on 22nd Sept. 2000 and the respondent no.3 gave his reply recommending the case of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground on 26th Sept.2000. On 5th Oct.,2000 the respondent again sent his report/recommendation to the respondent No.2 for necessary action. The application for compassionate appointment of the petitioner is still pending with the respondents. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner confines his grievance that the writ petition may be disposed of finally with the direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner in the light of the recommendation made by respondent No.3. 4. The prayer is innocuous deserves to be accepted. The respondents are directed to take a decision on the application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment in the light of recommendation made by the respondent No.3, contained in Annexure Nos. 9, 10 & 11 to the writ petition, within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. 5. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (P.C.Verma,J.) 29.04.2008 P.Singh