CWP No. 1362 of 2006 21.5.2008 Present: Mr.P.P.Chauhan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Janesh Mahajan, Central Govt. Counsel for the respondents. Heard Mr.P.P.Chauhan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Janesh Mahajan, learned Central Government Counsel for the respondents. It appears that the petitioner’s father has expired on 29th April, 2000 while in service and his mother submitted an application on 10th May, 2000 with prayer for granting compassionate appointment in favour of her minor son at the relevant time. Undisputedly, the petitioner has become major. It appears that the prayer of the petitioner was declined on the ground that prayer for compassionate ground was made at a belated stage. During the course of arguments, it has been brought to our notice that in view of Clause 8-A of Scheme for compassionate appointment under the Central Government, the application may be preferred within five years. According to the petitioner, the prayer for compassionate appointment has not even been considered in consonance to the prevailing provisions of Scheme/norms/rules/ guidelines of the respondents for making compassionate appointments. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, we are of the considered view that rejection order dated 28th January, 2004 declining to consider the prayer for and on behalf of the petitioner for compassionate appointment on the ground that the application/prayer was submitted at a belated stage is not legally sustainable and, therefore, is set aside. The present petition is disposed of with the directions that on making fresh representation/prayer by the petitioner within two weeks from today alongwith certified copy of this order and additional documents in support of the claim, to the Commandant, GREF Centre, Dighi Camp, Pune, the same shall be considered after hearing the petitioner or legal representative of deceased Sh Nitya Nand Sharma, and such representation/prayer shall be decided sympathetically by the competent authority within two months thereafter in consonance to the prevailing provisions of scheme/ norms/ rules/guidelines/policy or any other scheme of respondents prevalent for appointment on compassionate grounds. The Commandant, GREF Centre, Dighi Camp, Pune shall ensure that the representation may be placed before the competent authority so that he may be able to decide such representation by a speaking order. (R.B.Misra), J. 21st May, 2008 (Sanjay Karol),J (C)