Jagannath Chhatriya v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3795 of 2017 Jagannath Chhatriya S/o Deshmukh Chhatriya, Aged About 34 Years R/o House No. 19, Block No. 17, Kachana Housing Board Colony Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. The Chief Engineer, Mahanadi Pariyojna, Water Resources Department, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3. Superintending Engineer, Mahanadi Pariyojna, Water Resources Department, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

4. Executive Engineer, Water Managment, Division No. 1, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

5. Sub Divisional Officer, Water Managment, Sub Division No. 3, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Chandresh Shrivastava, Advocate For State :

Shri Satish Gupta, Govt. Advocate S.B. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 17/08/2017 Heard.

1. The petitioner is aggrieved by non-consideration of his application for grant of compassionate appointment.

2. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that father of the petitioner who was in service of the respondent department, died on 20th July, 2015 and as per the policy for compassionate appointment which was

-2prevalent at the time of death of his father, there was no impediment for grant of compassionate appointment.

3. Be that as it may, once an application for compassionate appointment has been made, respondents are duty bound to apply their mind with reference to policy which was in force at the time when petitioner's father died and take appropriate decision on petitioner's application one way or the other.

4. Let the decision be taken on petitioner's application for compassionate appointment within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order by respondent No.2.

5. The petition is accordingly finally disposed off. Sd/-/-- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Praveen