CW 5563/06 //1// In the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan Jaipur Bench ** Civil Writ Petition No.5563/2006 Bhugta Ram Versus Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. & Ors. Date of Order ::: 18/02/09 Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi Mr. Ajai Tantia, for petitioner Mr. Vikrant Gupta, Addl. Govt. Counsel, for respondents Instant petition has been filed by petitioner seeking compassionate appointment pursuant to his application submitted in the office of respondents on 23/01/02. However, grievance of petitioner is that vide order dt.05/06/03 (Ann.2), time limit of ninety days for submitting application seeking compassionate appointment U/r 10(3) of Rajasthan Compassionate Appointment of Dependants of Deceased Government Servant Rules, 1996 (“Rules, 1996”) has been relaxed by respondents in cases of others but such a benefit of relaxation has not been extended in favour of petitioner. Counsel for petitioner submits that despite his application pendente consideration, has not been decided by respondents which has caused great hardship to him. Respondents in their reply have not disputed this fact that application of petitioner seeking compassionate appointment has CW 5563/06 //2// been forwarded, which is further fortified from their own letter dt.06/01/06 (Ann.4) that case of petitioner was referred to Deputy Secretary (P & A) on 14/02/2002. Despite notice being served, respondents have failed to pass appropriate orders for consideration of candidature of petitioner for compassionate appointment. Even when the matter has been taken up today, Counsel for respondents has not been able to inform as to whether his application seeking compassionate appointment has still been decided or not. Consequently, writ petition is disposed of with the directions to respondents to consider application of petitioner seeking compassionate appointment and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within three months and communicate the same to petitioner, who if feels aggrieved, will be at liberty to avail of remedy under law. No costs. (Ajay Rastogi), J. K.Khatri/p.2/5563CW06-18Fb.doc