FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 263 OF 2012 "Hirabai Rangnath Bhalerao Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others." Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's Orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. 1 Mr. R.R. Suryawanshi, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. D.R. Kale, AGP for respondents. CORAM :- A.S. OKA & SUNIL P. DESHMUKH, JJ. DATE :- 7th May, 2012. PER COURT :- 1] Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2] The petitioner claims to be the second wife of one Rangnath Bhalerao, who is no more. His first wife Radhabai applied for grant of compassionate appointment. As she was more than 40 years of age on the date of application, her application could not be considered as per the Government Resolution dated 22nd August, 2005 and the same was rejected. By the impugned order, the application of the petitioner has been rejected on two grounds : - (i) name of the first wife has been deleted from the list of compassionate appointments and (ii) the second wife is not entitled to the benefit of compassionate appointment. 3] It cannot be disputed that the marriage between the petitioner and the deceased Rangnath appears to have been FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 263 OF 2012 "Hirabai Rangnath Bhalerao Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others." Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's Orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. 2 solemnized during the subsistence of the first marriage of said Rangnath with Radhabai. Only on this ground, we decline to interfere with the impugned communication. However, we make it clear that we have not dealt with the issue whether any other legal representative of the deceased is entitled to claim compassionate appointment in case of Radhabai. Subject to what is referred to above, petition is rejected. [SUNIL P. DESHMUKH,J.] [A.S. OKA, J.] grt/-