^i. HIGH COURT OF CHHATFISG&RH AT BILASPUR PETITIONER W.P.tSt N0. 6411/200? Snit. Sangeeta KhaTidelwal, aged about 32 years, D/o. Late Smt Latika Khandelwal, R/o. Vfflage Gadadhi, Tahsil-Saja, District Dui^ (CG) Vs. 1. 2. 3. State of Chhattisgarh, Thnough : Its Secretary, Department of Healfh 8s Pamily WelfaTe, D.K.S.Bhawau, Raipur ;CG) Chief Medical &. Hcalth Officer, Tahsil-Durg, District Dug (CG) Block Medicai Officer, Piihlic Health Centre, Tahsil-Saja, District-Durg (CG) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE %26 OF THE COB!8TITU7IGSOP!NDLA Piesence : Sb.ri Ashok Patil, counsel for tlie pctitioner. Shri A.S.Kachhawaha, Goverament Advocate for the State/nesponcients No. 1 to 3 on advance copy. ORALORDER (06.11.20071 SUNIL KUMAR 8INHA, J. Heard finally wMi tlie consent ofthe parties. (^eamRri coiinsel for tbe petitioner suhmits flTat the petitioner is the daughter of 1ate Sint. Latika Khani-lelwal, who was working as Health Assistant (ANM) and was posted at Prunary Health Centre, Vfflage Gadadih, Tahsfl-Saja, District Diu-g (CG) and after her death (on 29.12.2005), the petitioner filed an application for cdi'npassTOnate appoiTitTnent vide Aiinexiire P/1 a.nri P/ 2 but no actton has been taken tiM date and Ae inatter is pending in the ofRce ofrespondent No.2. -?.. fror ttie. present, he niakes tiinited prayer that this petition niay be disposed ofwitti a direction to the respondent No.2 to dispose of the application filed by the pctitioner for coinpassionate appomitinent which is pending before Tiiin. This r c^ 2 W.P.(S)NO. 641 IOF 2007 liinited prayer miafle by tbe. coiinsel for Tlie petitioner is not. opposcfl by the. counae.1 appej-iring for ihf RtatR. However, he subinits that the petitioner may be dh'e.cted to file fresh application becaiise inany times the applications ai1e not traced in the ofRce. Considering fhe facts and ciiT'uinstancp.s of this case, the prayer inade by the 1'espective connsel are allowed. 11 is direc'ted that if so advised, tlie petitioner rnay file a ft'esh application befoi-e respondent No.2 for compassionate appointiaent on account of death of ber mother, within a period of 15 days froin today along with the copy of thp. writ petition and copy of this order and if szich application is filed, the respondent No.2 sha1l process the saine at the earliest for taking a decisioT) in the said matter. If the earlier application is already disposed of, then the resiitt of swch disposal shall be coinminiicated to the petitioner anrl in that case the siAsequent application filed by tlie petitioncr will not 1^e iie.qiiired to be reprocessed. 1t is expected that the State will take qnick action and shal1 try to dispose offhe Tnatter at the eariie.st. With f.he aforesaid observation, the petition stanrts finalty disposed of, </ Suguna Sd/- Sisnil KumarSinha Judge