SANJOY SUKLA DAS Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The prayers made in the instant writ petition are for quashing/setting aside the impugned orders dated 24.9.2002 and 31.12.2002 (Annexure-H and I to the writ petition respectively) and also for a direction to the respondents to provide the petitioner a job under the Indian Army on compassionate ground under the die in harness scheme.

(2.) The factual matrix of this case is that the petitioner is an unfortunate, unemployed son, whose father, namely, Matilal Sukladas, died on 25.7.1999, while he was working as Conservancy Safaiwala in the Station Headquarters of 58 Wrls Exptl Unit, C/o. 99 APO, Agartala and was the only earning member, bread earner in the family. Being there was a scheme in existence for providing a job to a family member of the deceased employee of the respondents, the mother of the petitioner approached the authority of the station head quarter of Agartala and also to the Army Headquarter, New Delhi for providing a job to one of the members of the family under the die in harness scheme in force at the relevant time. At the time of death of his father the deceased employee, the petitioner was a boy of 18 years. Hence he could not take up the matter with the authority. But after he became major, on 20.12.2001, the petitioner made representation to the aforesaid authority for providing him with a job commensurating his educational qualification under the Die in harness scheme. On 14.1.2002, the Director (VIG & PG), Ministry of Defence, vide his communication dated 14.1.2002, requested the appropriate authority to examine the grievance of the petitioner promptly. But there being no action on the representation of the petitioner, the petitioner has filed this writ petition with aforesaid prayers.

(3.) During the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner received a letter dated 24.9.2002 (Annexure-H to the writ petition) written by the Dy. Director, GS/SD -7(Adm Civs) for Dy. Chief of the Army Staff (T&C) which reads as under: <FRM>NP(1)_395_GAULTSUPPL_2008.htm</FRM>