LAWS(MAD)-2018-1-963

M. GEETHANJALI Vs. THE DIRECTOR AND OTHERS

Decided On January 03, 2018
M. Geethanjali Appellant
V/S
The Director And Others Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The relief sought for in this writ petition is for a direction to direct the first respondent to consider the application submitted by the writ petitioner on 17.04.2013, for appointment to the post of Junior Assistant or any suitable post in any District in respondent's department on compassionate ground.

(2.) The learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the writ petitioner contented that the writ petitioner has completed higher secondary course and her date of birth is 19.03.1995. The petitioner had attained the age of majority on 19.03.2013, thus the petitioner became fully qualified to be appointed in any public post in commensuration with the educational qualification acquired by the petitioner.

(3.) The mother of the writ petitioner Smt. R. Murugeswari was employed as a Village Health Nurse in M. Pudhupatti Village. The marriage between the mother and the father of the writ petitioner was dissolved through an order of the competent Court. The mother was subsequently murdered by her husband on 17.02.2006 and the father of the writ petitioner was convicted to life sentence. In fact, the mother of the writ petitioner died, while she was in service as Village Health Nurse in M.Pudhupatti Village, Sivakasi Taluk in Virudhunagar District. After the demise of the mother, the writ petitioner and her brother were taken care of by their maternal uncle and they continued their school education with the help and assistance of the maternal uncle.