URMILA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD on the question of admission. There is delay of 135 days in filing the appeal.

(2.) FOR the reasons stated in the application, delay in filing the appeal is condoned. Application under Sec. 5 of the Limitation Act stands disposed of.

(3.) FACTS , in short, are that husband of appellant was given compassionate appointment on daily wages vide order dt. 15.09.1998; he died on 08.02.2001 after completion of less than three years of service; his widow applied for compassionate appointment, which was not offered on the ground that her husband was not in regular service of the State Government; he was simply a daily wage employee and as per definition of "Deceased Government servant", as provided under Rule 2(b) of the Rajasthan Compassionate Appointment of Dependants of Deceased Government Servant Rules, 1996(hereinafter referred to as 'the Rules of 1996'), the case was not covered. Rule 2(b) of the Rules of 1996 is quoted below: -