SANJEEV KUMAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner claims appointment on compassionate grounds. The claim of the petitioner has been rejected by respondent No. 2 .i.e State Bank of India by order dated 12.01.2006 which has been communicated to the petitioner through letter No. R-1 Staff/8453 dated 19.01.2006. He claims a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the petitioner against a post commensurate to his educational qualifications.

(2.) We may briefly notice the facts leading to the claim made by the petitioner.

(3.) The father of the petitioner was appointed as Guard in the establishment of respondent Nos. 2 and 3. He died in harness at the age of 50 years on 26.03.2001 while working as Head Guard in the Board of respondent No. 3 i.e. Assistant General Manger, State Bank of India, Region -1, Zonal Office, Haryana, Panchkula (Haryana). On 28.01.2002 the petitioner sent a representation to the respondents for appointment on compassionate grounds. He claims that the deceased i.e. his father is survived by his widow, two sons and one daughter. The sons had to abandon the study after the death of their father because of financial crisis. The widow of the deceased was given monthly pension of Rs. 2,858/-. The request of the petitioner was declined by respondent No. 2 by order dated 28.01.2002, a non-speaking order. The petitioner filed C.W.P. No. 7503 of 2002 challenging the aforesaid order. The writ petition was allowed by order dated 05.12.2002 by passing the following order: