SANJAY KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE BANK OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY means of the present writ petition, petitioner -Sanjay Kumar Singh sought following relieves:

(2.) BRIEF Facts for deciding the present writ petition are that Dhani Ram Singh, the father of the petitioner -Sanjay Kumar Singh was appointed as Driver -cum -Messenger in the State Bank of India, Hazratganj Branch (hereinafter referred to as 'the Bank'). Dhani Ram Singh died -in -harness on 20.04.2001. The petitioner applied for compassionate appointment after the death of his father in the Bank as Class -IV employee. There was a scheme of compassionate appointment known as "The Scheme For Appointment on Compassionate Grounds For Dependents Of Deceased/Employees Retired on Medical Ground" (hereinafter referred to as 'the Scheme'). The said scheme has been annexed as Annexure -3 to the writ petition. The Bank declined the claim of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground vide order dated 22.12.2001. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner preferred a Writ Petition No.3922 (S/S) of 2002 before this Court. The said writ petition was allowed vide order dated 05.05.2006 with a direction to the Bank to reconsider the request of the petitioner for compassionate appointment. The order of this Court dated 05.05.2006 is quoted hereinbelow:

(3.) I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner Manju Gupta and learned counsel for the Bank.