Case No Orders (s) with Signature (s) wP uL)a+.. o31toll 07. 23.02.12 BEFORE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr. N. Rai, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Jyoti Kharka, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Karma Thinlay Namgyal, Central Govt. Advocate for respondents No. 1 to 6. Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Superintending Engineer, Central Water Commission, in person. Mr. Tempo Gyatso Bhutia, Advocate for respondent No. 7. Mr. 8. Sharma Sr. Advocate with Mr. Tsewang Namgyal, Advocate for respondent No. 8. This petition is directed against the Cent:ral Water Commission and its functionaries seeking compassionate appointment by invoking jurisdiction under Artic'Ie .226 of the Constitution of India. One of the preliminary objections raised on behalf of the respondent relatejto jurisdiction of this Court as a Court of first instance in view of the dictum of the judgment .in L. Chandra Kumar`vs. union of India & others, reportec] .ir\ (1997) 3 SCC 261. This position is not disputed by Mr. N. Rai, learned Sr. Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. In this view, this petition is not maintainable at this stage and the same is hereby dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal. SGPG- 1/Comp.4/High Court / 1000 Nos./13.08.2011