This petition challenged the rejection of a compassionate appointment application due to the petitioner's mother being employed in the same office. The court held that absence of indigence disqualified the petitioner from the benefit and dismissed the writ.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 22.03.2018
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA
W.P.No.6489 of 2018
K.Vikram
.. Petitioner
-vs-
No.36-B, Pulla Avenue
Chennai 600 030 .. Respondents
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issue of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the second respondent in Ma.A8,Na.Ka.No.C3/4554/2017 dated 19.6.2017 and Ma.A8,Na.Ka.No.C3/4554/2017 dated 8.1.2018 quash the said orders of the second respondent dated 19.6.2017 and 8.1.2018 and consequently direct the respondents to provide employment on compassionate basis to the petitioner in the office of the second respondent.
For Petitioner :: Mr.S.Mohanasundararajan
For Respondents :: Mr.R.Arunmozhi Standing Counsel
ORDER
This writ petition is directed against the impugned order passed by the second respondent-Zonal Officer-8, Greater Chennai Corporation rejecting the request of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground, citing a reason that after the death of the petitioner's father Mr.K.Kondal Rao, his mother Mrs.K.Latha (Employee No.801611) is working as a Scavenger in the office of Zone-8, Part-21, Division-94 of Greater Chennai Corporation.
Sd/-
Asst.Registrar (CS V )
/true copy/
Sub Asst. Registrar
ss
To
1. The Commissioner
Corporation of Chennai
Chennai 600 003
2. The Zonal Officer
Corporation of Chennai
Zone-8, Shenoy Nagar
No.36-B, Pulla Avenue
Chennai 600 030
+ 1 cc to Mr.S.Mohanasundararajan Advocate,SR.22091
+ 1 cc to Mr.R.Arunmozhi Advocate,SR.22151
W.P.No.6489 of 2018
ppa(co) nr 11/04/2018
2 issues framed by the court
Whether compassionate appointment should be granted where the petitioner's mother is currently employed in the same office.
Whether Government Orders allowing compassionate appointment despite family employment apply when the breadwinner died while in service.
K. Vikram
Commissioner Corporation of Chennai
Zonal Officer Corporation of Chennai Zone-8, Shenoy Nagar
T. Raja
As recorded by the court registry
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