collector vide his letter dated 04.02.2020 to the A.D.M., Rayagada for consideration. While this was the position, the Petitioner received intimation from the office of A.D.M., Rayagada vide letter dated 29.10.2020 informing him that as per the OCS (RA) Rules, 2020 the application submitted by the Petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground was evaluated and it was found that the petitioner has been allotted 15 points. Since total minimum 60 points are required to be eligible for consideration of appointment on compassionate ground, the application of the Petitioner of appointment on compassionate ground, thus was rejected which was intimated to the petitioner vide letter dated 29.10.2020 under Annexure-7 to the writ application. Being aggrieved by such order of communication dated 29.10.2020 under Annexure-7, the Petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present writ application. 6. Learned Additional Government Advocate on the other hand contended that although the father of the Petitioner died on 18.12.2017, the application submitted by the Petitioner could not be considered expeditiously as there are some delay in submitting the requisite documents. By the time the application submitted by the petitioner was taken up for consideration OCS (RA) Rules, 2020 was in force. Accordingly, the Opposite Parties have no other alternative to consider such application under the OCS (RA) Rules, 2020. Furthermore, in view of the rule 6 (9), all pending applications are to be considered under the new rules of the year, 2020. Accordingly, it was submitted by learned Additional Government Advocate that the Opposite Parties have not committed any illegality in considering the application of the Petitioner for appointment under the Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme by applying the rules of the year 2020 and thereby rejecting the application of the Petitioner due to lack of
