IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 19456 of 2009 Ram Diya .....Petitioner VERSUS Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH PRESENT: Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. ` Mr. Parveen Gupta, Advocate for the respondents. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner was minor when lost his father, who was an employe of respondent-Board. On becoming major, he made an application for being appointed on compassionate ground. The name of the petitioner has been put in the waiting list for the 5% posts reserved for making compassionate appointment. The turn of the petitioner has not reached for being appointed. In the meantime, however, on the basis of 2003 Rules, the petitioner has been offered sum of Rs. 2.50 lakhs. The petitioner, if so advised, may accept the same as that would be due to him in terms of the policy, once he has not been offered appointment. No further direction are called for in this case. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. February 21, 2011 (RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE