Dilip Kumar Katjhori v. The Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No.6496 of 2016 Dilip Kumar Katjhori, S/o late Shri Ramsay Katjhori, aged about 35 years, Occupation Unemployed, R/o Ekta Nagar Bhilai-3, P.S. Bhilai, Civil & Revenue District Durg(CG). ---- Petitioner

Versus

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Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited through its Managing Director, Daganiya, Raipur, District Raipur (CG). 2.

Chief Engineer Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited, Rajnandgaon Region, District Rajnandgaon (CG). 3.

Executive Engineer, Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited, Kawardha, District Kabirdham (CG). --- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Sumit Shrivastava, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 30/11/2016 (1) Heard.

(2) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner's brother namely late Shri Ashok Kumar Katjhori died in harness on 18.12.2006 while was working on the post of Parchalak Grade-III (Line) in the respondents department. The petitioner has made an application for compassionate appointment, which is pending consideration before the competent authority and as the same has not been considered and decided till now and, therefore, a direction may be issued to respondent No.1 to decide the same expeditiously.

(3) Prayer appears to be fair and reasonable.

(4) Be that as it may, respondent No.1 is directed to consider and pass an appropriate order on application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

(5) With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(6) It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the authority concerned is free to decide the application of the petitioner in accordance with law. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge L/-