HIGI-i COURT OF CHHAT’IISGAJLH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) No. 2776 of 2007 Ishwar Prasad Yadav S/o Lata Shri Panchu Ram, aged about 24 years, R/o Viilage Goda, Post—Sasaha, Tehsi} Palm; District Rajpur (C,G.). PETITIONER RESPONDENTS VERSUS : 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Pubiic Works Department, D.K.S. Bhavan, Mamralayaz District — Raipur (CvGJ 2. Superintendent Engineer, Public Works Depgrtmenta Raipur Division” Raipur (C,G.) 3. Executive Engineer, Public Works Departmentg Division-Baloda Bazara District Raipur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTIGN OF INDIA Single Bench : Hon’ble Justice Shri Satish K Agnihotri. Present: Mr, Suni] Otwani, Advocate for the petitioner. Miss Sunita Jain, Panel Lawyer for the State/respondents. ORDER (Passed on 7m day or May, 2007) 1. The father of the petitioner namely Late Shri Panchu Ram, working as permanent gangmanj died an 1412.205 in harness, The petitioner; being the dependant legai heir made an applieatien on 27.12.2005 (Annexure 13/2) fer compassionate appointment, 2, According to the learned counselg the respondent authorities have not taken any etep and passed any order on the application/letter dated 27.12.2005. It is further contended that as per the State policya the ' oetitioner is entitled to appointment on compassionate basis. i The purpose of grant of compassionate appointment is to provide immediate suceoi“ and relief to the dependants of the deceased, The respondents, by not taking any aetion on the anpiieation/letter of the petitioner, have defeated the purpose of compassionate appointment. Thus, it requims that the said application/Etta 1w considered in accordance with iaw expeditiously, as early as possible, 4. Acccrdmgm the respondant authoritias am directad to consider his applicatioxg/lgtter in acmrdangs with law) agd paSS appropriate orders on its owg mew within. a gamed 0f twm mmths as yer tim Stats policy no: F- 7e4/2002/1a3 dam 10‘” June, 2003. 5V The yetition is dispossgi of with abova directions NO order as to costs, Sd/- Satish K. Agniham'i i Judge 16/4