(1.) Aggrieved by the return of the proposal of the Chief District Veterinary Officer, Angul-opposite party No.4 for consideration of appointment of Smt. Bhanuprava Garnaik-petitioner under the Odisha Civil Service (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules, 1990, (hereinafter referred to as "RA Rules") by the Additional District Magistrate, Angul-opposite party No.3 vide Letter dtd. 18/3/2016 (Annexure-4), the petitioner has approached the Odisha Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack Bench, Cuttack by way of Original Application filed under Sec. 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, wherein following relief(s) is prayed for:
(2.) It is the case of the petitioner(s) that Khitish Chandra Garnaik, while working as Veterinary Attendant under the opposite party No.4 died in a road accident on 9/3/2015 and left behind wife and two daughters. Since he was the sole bread earner for the family, his wife-Sulochana Garnaik applied for an appointment under the RA Rules. She was directed to appear before the Medical Board on 15/12/2015. The District Medical Board examined her and opined that she was in bad state of health and found to be medically unfit for undertaking service. Therefore, the elder daughter, namely Bhanuprava Garnaik applied for consideration of her appointment under the provisions of the RA Rules after taking consent from the other daughter namely Rudrani Garnaik.
(3.) The opposite party No.3 ought to have followed the procedure prescribed instead of refusing to accede to the proposal of the opposite party No.4. At the relevant point of time, the procedure for "mode of appointment" stood thus: