NANDGOPAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner has preferred this writ petition for the following reliefs:-

(2.) The petitioner's father namely Shri Satya Narayan Dadhich was working on the post of LDC in the respondent Department and did not have any child. Father of petitioner adopted the petitioner during his life time and accordingly an adoption-deed was appropriately registered with the Deputy Registrar, Sujangarh, District Churu. Copy of registered adoptiondeed is Annex.P/2 to the writ petition. Father of the petitioner filed a declaration of nominee with the respondents on 01.3.2007 showing name of petitioner as his adopted son. The declaration of nomination in the records of respondents is Annex.P/3. Father of the petitioner expired on 27.12.2012 while in service.

(3.) The petitioner has been denied compassionate appointment on the count that the adoption-deed was not in accordance with Section 10 of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, which reads as follows :-