CWP No.13992 of 2007 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.13992 of 2007 Date of decision: 29.9.2008 Sanjeev Kumar ..Petitioner Versus The Bhakra Beas Management Board & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. NPS Mann, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. IPS Doabia, Advocate, for the respondents. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. (oral) The petitioner has prayed that direction be issued to the respondents to consider his case for appointment on compassionate ground. The father of the petitioner, namely, Dharamvir Singh Nandwani was working as Chargeman Special in Power House Division of The Bhakra Beas Management Board, who has been missing since 14th May, 2003. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as whereabouts of his father have not been heard of for the last more than five years, therefore, petitioner should be given appointment on compassionate ground. Reply has been filed on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3 wherein it has been averred that the appointment on compassionate ground can only be considered after a lapse of seven years from the date CWP No.13992 of 2007 2 an employee is missing. In the present case, as only five years have elapsed since the date, the father of the petitioner has gone missing, therefore, the petitioner would have to wait for another about 1½ years before his case can be considered for appointment on compassionate ground. In view of the above, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for compassionate appointment after seven years are complete since the date, the father of the petitioner went missing. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE September 29, 2008 'rajpal'