Ravi Kumar Sinha v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3092 of 2018 Ravi Kumar Sinha S/o Late Radhe Shyam Sinha, aged about 30 years, R/o village Dhusera, Post Office Jatkanhar, P.S. Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.).

---Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department of Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Mantralaya, Raipur (C.G.).

2. Executive Engineer, Department of Public Work (B/R) Division, Khairagarh, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.).

3. Sub Divisional Officer, Department of Public Work (B/R) Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.).

---Respondents For petitioner :

Shri F.S.Khare, Advocate.

For State :

Ms. Sunita Jain, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 09/05/2018 1.

The grievance of the petitioner in the instant Writ Petition is that, the petitioner's father had died in harness on 17/03/2015 and thereafter the petitioner had moved an application for grant of compassionate appointment which has till date not been decided by the respondents. 2.

The limited prayer made by the counsel for the petitioner is for issuance of direction to the respondents No. 1 & 2 to consider the case of the petitioner and to decide the same at the earliest. 3.

The said prayer is not opposed by the State counsel.

4.

Accordingly, the present Writ Petition stands disposed off with a direction to the respondents No. 1 & 2 to ensure that the claim application for compassionate appointment moved by the petitioner pending in their department shall be considered and decide at the earliest preferably within a period of 90 days from today.

5.

The Writ Petition accordingly stands allowed and disposed off. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Sumit JUDGE