IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2008 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 5856 of 2008(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ARUN K.R., ASHA NIVAS, INDIRA ROAD, CHITTETHUPARAMBU, CHUTTUPADUKARA, EDAPPALLY P.O., ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.PIRAPPANCODE V.SREEDHARAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (F) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. GIRI, J. ------------------------------- W.P(C) No. 5856 OF 2008 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner’s father K.K.Ramesan died in harness on 22.09.05. Petitioner made an application on 18.05.06, for appointment under the dying-in-harness scheme. His claim was accepted and orders have been issued as per Ext.P1 for appointing him in a suitable post. Petitioner’s grievance is that appointment orders have not been issued so far. Learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that orders of appointment are issued to the beneficiaries under the compassionate appointment scheme, going by a list of seniority list prepared with reference to the date of application. On account of the fact that the number of applicants are much more than the number of posts reserved for compassionate appointment, only persons who have registered their application up to 19.02.04 have been appointed so far. As stated above, petitioner had applied on 18.05.06. It is assured that the petitioner will also be issued orders of appointment going by the date of application. This submission is recorded and the Writ Petition is disposed of WPC No. 5856 OF 2008 2 directing the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner depending upon the availability of vacancies and going by the order of seniority as mentioned above. V. GIRI, JUDGE ttb WPC No. 5856 OF 2008 3