IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.7239 of 2010 Date of Decision : July 07, 2010. Jasdev Kaur .....Petitioner versus The Chief General Manager, State Bank of India and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Harnek Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondent- bank to appoint her son on compassionate grounds under the Ex-gratia Scheme/Policy of the Bank. The petitioner is widow of late Ram Sarup who was working as a Guard in the respondent-bank and died on 30.9.2001 while in service when he was posted in the main branch of the bank at Katni, District Jabbalpur (Madhya Pradesh). The petitioner also belongs to reserved category of Scheduled Caste. It is averred by her that there is no source of livelihood as the family was totally dependent upon her deceased husband. The petitioner further avers that she as well as her son are running from C.W.P.No .7239 of 2010 2 pillar to post but no decision has been taken by the respondents on her request for appointment of her son under the ex-gratia scheme/Policy. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, however without expressing any views on the claim of the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner's application dated 2.2.2006 (Annexure P-3) regarding employment of her son on compassionate ground under the ex-gratia scheme and dispose of the same in accordance with law by passing a speaking order, within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. July 07, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE