vr ^ HISU;QURTOF^HHATTISGABH_:^B.ASPUR PETITIONER RESPONDENTS WRIT PETITION N0.1960 OF 2006 Smt. Sanjulata Dewangan, D/o Late Shri Lalla Ram Dewangan, aged about 26 years, R/o Shivnagar Kumhari, Tehsil Patan, District Durg (CG). Versus 1. State of ChhatUsgarh, through the Secretary, Department of Energy (Electricity), Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur(CG). 2. The Coltector, District Durg (CG). 3. The Chairman, ttirough the Secrstary, Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board, Dangania, Raipur (CG). 4. Executive Engineer (O&M) Division, Chhaltisgarh State Etectricity Board, Bhilai-3(CG). Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present :• Shri Alok Dewangan, counsel Tor the petltioner. Ms. Sunita Jain, Panel Lawyer for the State. Shri Amiya Kant Tiwari & Shri Yashwant Tiwari, counsel for Ihe respondents No.3 & 4. ORAL ORDER (Passed on this 3rd day of March, 2009) With the consent of learned counsel appearing for theparties, the matter is heard finally. 2) By this petition, the petitioner, who is a married daughter of the deceased employee, seeks a direction to the respondent authorities to grant her appointment on compassionate ground. 3) The indisputabte facts, in nutshell, as projected by the petitioner, are that the father of the petitioner namely, late Shri Lalla RamDewangan working as Line Attendant Grade - II in flie office ofthe Executive Engineer (O&M) Division, Chhattisgarh State Etectricity Board, Bhitai, died on 13-6-2005, virtiich isevident from Annexure-P/2, in harness. The petitioner made an application before <he respondent authorities for grant of compassionate appointment. Gowri ^^ 4) The policy dated 25-3-2008 (Annexure - R-3-4/1) for grant of compassionate appointment does not provide for grant of compassionate appointmentto the manied daughter ofthe deceased emptoyee. It provides that e compassionate appointment may be granted to the dependent family membere of the deceased employee i.e. wife or son or un-married daughter. Since the pefltioner is mamed daughter of the deceased employee, no appointment can be granted cfe hors the policy dated 25-3-2008. 5) Be that as it may, it is well settled principle of law that the appointment on compassionate ground is nota method of recruitment, but is a facility to prow'de for immediate rehabilitation of the family in distress for relieving the dependent family members of the deceased employee from desfitution. In other words, fte object of compassionate appointment is to enable penurious family to tide over the sudden financial crisis and is not to provide employment. It is also well settled that mere death ofthe employee does not entitle his family to claim compassionate appointmentif the family membere could sustain themselves financially from other sources of income. (See Haryana State Electricity Board and another vs. Hakim Singh State of Manipur vs. Md. Rajaodin and State of J & K and others vs. Sajad Ahmed Mii9). 6) In view of the above well settled principles of law, applying to the facts of the case on hand, the petitioner does not deserve any relief. The petition is being devoid of merit and sans any substance. 7) In the result, the petition is liabte to be dismissed and it is hereby dismissed. No order asto costs. -. . - Sd/- SanjayKAgarwal Judge 1(1^7)8SCC85 2AIR2003SCW4339 3 (2006) 5 SCC 766