(1.) The order of rejection dated 17.04.2018, rejecting the claim of the writ petitioner for compassionate appointment on the ground that the application seeking appointment was not submitted within a period of three years from the date of death of the deceased employee, is under challenge in the present writ petition.
(2.) The learned counsel for the writ petitioner states that the father of the writ petitioner late Sri.S.Mathivannan, who was employed as Office Assistant in the Housing Board Department, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore - 2 and died on 29.03.1998, while he was in service.
(3.) The application seeking appointment was submitted on 26.05.2014.