Ashwin S/O Vilas Dongre v. South Central Zone Cultural Centre Nagpur, Thr. Director, Napgur And Another

2026:BHC-NAG:3434-DB 102.WP.1724.2026 1/2

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 1724 OF 2026 Ashwin S/o. Vilas Dongre Vs.

South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur thr. its Director & Anr. ______________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders.

Ms. Kalyani Marpakwar, Advocate for the Petitioner. ------------------------------- CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR AND R AJ D. WAKODE , JJ.

DATE : 26.02.2026 Heard Ms. Kalyani Marpakwar, learned counsel for the petitioner.

2.

She submits that the father of the petitioner was in the employment of respondent No.1 - South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur, and died in harness on 19th April, 2013. In view of the Scheme for appointment on compassionate basis, the petitioner immediately applied for appointment on compassionate basis on 8th May, 2013.

3.

Respondent No.1, after repeated representations made by the petitioner, by communication dated 23rd September, 2024, called upon the petitioner to submit the requisite documents, which were duly submitted. However, since September 2024 till date, the respondents have neither granted nor rejected compassionate appointment to the petitioner.

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Thereafter, on 9th July, 2025, the petitioner submitted a representation to respondent No.1 requesting expeditious consideration of his claim for compassionate appointment. The

102.WP.1724.2026 2/2 said representation dated 9th July, 2025 is at record page No.46 (Annexure-6). Even thereafter, respondent No.1 has taken no steps in the matter.

5.

In view of the above, we dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider the aforesaid representation dated 9th July, 2025, as well as the application for grant of appointment on compassionate basis dated 8th May, 2013, within a stipulated period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order.

6.

Respondent No.1 is further directed to treat the present writ petition as a representation and to consider the grounds raised therein regarding the appointment of other persons similarly situated to the petitioner on compassionate basis while deciding the aforesaid representation.

7.

The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of two weeks thereafter. 8.

The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. (RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (ANIL S. KILOR, J.) Vijaykumar Signed by: Mr. Vijay Kumar Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 27/02/2026 11:11:03