IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP (T) No. 16333 of 2008. Decided on: 25th March, 2010. Kaushalya Devi. …Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & others. …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B. Misra, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Avinash Jaryal, Advocate, vice counsel. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Addl. Advocate General, for the respondents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The prayer is for a direction on compassionate appointment. It is seen from the reply that the deceased had two wives and there is an inter se dispute. The second wife is not on party array. Therefore, it is for the petitioner to first settle the dispute between the two wives and once that dispute is amicably settled between the two wives, one of them or as agreed to between the two wives, any child of one of them can seek the compassionate appointment in which case the matter will be duly considered by the competent respondent and action in that regard shall be taken within one month from the date of filing of the representation along with a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 25th March , 2010 ( Justice R.B. Misra ), (tr) Judge. 2