IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2010 / 29TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 26616 of 2010(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- POOJA NAIR, CHARUVAPARAMBIL HOUSE, CHANNANIKADU P.O, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.K.HARIDAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD., REGISTERED AND HEAD OFFICE 24 WHITES ROAD, MADRAS 14 REP. BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER,. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.26616 OF 2010(B) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that her mother K.S. Girijakumari was working as Typist in the branch office of the respondent. On 2.6.2000 she expired and thereupon she submitted Ext.P1 application before the respondent seeking appointment under compassionate ground. In this writ petition what is sought by the petitioner is a direction for consideration of the said application. 2. If as stated by the petitioner, there is a scheme provided for compassionate appointment to the dependents of the deceased employees of the respondent and an application has been made by the petitioner necessarily, the same deserves to be considered in accordance with the scheme. 3. Having regard to the case of the petitioner that she has made Ext.P1 application and that the same is pending before the respondent I direct the respondent to consider Ext.P1 in the light of the scheme governing compassionate appointments. Orders shall be passed as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 8 weeks WPC.No. 26616/2010 :2 : from the date of production of a copy of the judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/