(1.) The relief sought for in the present writ petition is for a direction to direct the respondents to provide employment to the writ petitioner in a suitable post on compassionate grounds.
(2.) The father of the writ petitioner late Shri C.R.Mani was employed as a Sanitary worker in the third respondent-Municipality and he died, while he was in service, on 7.6.2003. The wife of the deceased employee (mother of the writ petitioner) was also employed.
(3.) The learned counsel for the writ petitioner states that the mother of the writ petitioner was medically invalidated during the year 2006. However, the fact remains that the wife of the deceased employee was in service at the time of demise of the deceased employee. Thus, the scheme of compassionate appointment cannot be extended to the legal heirs of the deceased employee. If the wife or children of the deceased employee is already in service at the time of death of the deceased employee, then the scheme of compassionate appointment cannot be provided as per the terms and conditions of the Scheme itself.