IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP(T) No.8882 of 2008 Decided on : 03.03.2.2011 Shri Bhawani Singh (since deceased) through LRs Smt. Lajja Devi and another ..… Petitioners. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others …. Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioners : Mr. Raman Sethi, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. J.S.Guleria, Asstt. Advocate General. V.K.Sharma, Judge (Oral) CMP(T) No. 37 of 2011 Reply not to be filed. Heard. In view of no contest, the application is allowed. Consequently the applicants are ordered to be brought on record as legal representatives of the sole deceased petitioner, Shri Bhawani Singh. Amended memo of parties stands filed. CWP(T) No. 8882 of 2008 The facts giving rise to filing of the present petition may be stated as follows: 2. Late Shri Dayalo Ram, who was working in the respondent-department as Peon had died during harness on 13.11993. Consequently, his son, Shri Bhawani Singh, the sole 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. 2 deceased petitioner applied to the respondent-department for grant of employment on compassionate grounds. However, the request was rejected on the ground that his elder brother Shri Hem Prabh was already in Government service. Being aggrieved, he moved the erstwhile H.P. State Administrative Tribunal by filing an original application, which on abolition of said Tribunal has been transferred to this Court and is registered as CWP(T) No. 8882 of 2008. However, unfortunately, he died during pendency of the petition on 25.10.2009. Consequently, his wife and minor daughter have been ordered to be brought on record as his legal representatives. 3. Against the above backdrop, the petition is disposed of with a direction that subject to petitioner No.1 Smt. Lajja Devi, making a representation supported by documents along with copy of this judgment to the respondents/competent authority within one month from today, the said respondents/competent authority shall consider and decide the same within next two months in accordance with law by taking into consideration her circumstances sympathetically, after affording an opportunity of being heard to her, if so desired. 4. The petition as also pending CMPs, if any, stand disposed of in the above terms. (V.K. Sharma) Judge 3rd March, 2011 (lsp)