CHANDANA RAWANI Vs. CENTRAL COAL FIELD LIMITED,

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD the parties.

(2.) THE petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is against the order dated 28./29.8.2002 passed by the respondents, whereby his prayer for grant of compassionate appointment was rejected only on the ground that the application for compassionate appointment was filed after expiry of the stipulated period of six months limitation.

(3.) LEARNED Counsel for the respondent submits on the other hand by reference to the statements contained in the counter affidavit and argues in support of the impugned order, that the petitioner's father had died in December 1998 and at that time, the period of limitation for filing an application for compassionate appointment was six months. The petitioner having not filed any application within the aforesaid period of limitation, his candidature could not be considered.