1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR O R D E R 1. S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.6588/2006 (Pankaj Vs. Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur & Anr.) 2. S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.4618/2006 (Smt. Bhagwati Vs. Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur) Date of order : 27.8.2008 P R E S E N T HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS Mr. D.L.R. Vyas, for the petitioner in SBCWP No.6588/2006. Mr. A.K. Rajvanshi, for the petitioner in SBCWP No.4618/2006. Mr. R.S. Saluja, for the respondents. Both the above writ petitions have been filed by petitioners seeking directions to the Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur for providing appointment on compassionate ground. The appointment on compassionate ground was denied to the petitioners on the ground that both of them have filed an application for providing appointment on compassionate ground. Both the applications were not entertained by the Municipal 2 Corporation, Jodhpur and both the petitioners were directed to submit successor certificate for considering their candidature for appointment on compassionate ground. Learned counsel for the petitioner appearing on behalf of petitioner – Pankaj (SBCWP No.6588/2006) submits that he has obtained successor certificate from the competent court and the same was filed before the Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur for considering his candidature for providing appointment on compassionate ground. It is further submitted that a compromise has arrived at in between both the petitioners, therefore, now there is no hurdle for considering the candidature of the petitioner – Pankaj for providing appointment on compassionate ground being legal successor of late Manoj. Upon statement made by learned counsel for the petitioner – Pankaj and after perusing the additional affidavit filed by the petitioner, it is revealed that the petitioner was paid all the retiral benefits as legal successor of late Manoj, who was employee of the Municipal Corporation. In this view of the matter, if petitioner – Pankaj has filed an application along with successor certificate, the Municipal Corporation is under obligation to consider his case for providing compassionate appointment. 3 In this view of the matter, the Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur is directed to decide the application of the petitioner – Pankaj for providing appointment on compassionate ground while considering the petitioner – Pankaj as legal successor of late Manoj within a period of two months from the date of submission of certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid observation/direction, both the writ petition are disposed of. (GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS), J. arun