SUNIL KUMAR Vs. HIMACHAL PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Notice. Mr. L.N. Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on be alf of t e respondents.

(2.) With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard at this stage.

(3.) It has been submitted for the petitioner that Sh. Durga Ram-petitioner's father died in harness on 13/3/2016 while serving as Beldar in the respondent-Public Works Department. Petitioner applied for employment on compassionate grounds on 5/9/2017 in accordance with law. Petitioner's grievance is that till date his case for employment on compassionate grounds has not been processed and decided by the respondents despite repeated representations preferred by him. The petitioner had lastly represented to the respondents for deciding his long pending case for employment on compassionate grounds on 8/9/2025. Learned counsel urther submits that the petitioner would be satisfied in case the respondents/competent authori y(s) are directed to decide his case for employment on compassionate grounds within a fixed time schedule. Learned Additional Advocate General is not averse to this prayer.