Judgment :- VENKATASWAMI, J. 1. This appeal is admitted. The learned Government Pleader who took notice and the learned counsel for the appellant were heard. The appellant is aggrieved by the order of Mohan, J., in W.P. 12740 of 1985 dated 11th December, 1985. 2. One Narayanan, a basic servant of Pallipet Panchayat Union, died in harness. The appellant claiming to be the adopted son of deceased Narayanan, and placing reliance on G.O.Ms. No. 550, Labour and Employment, dated 3rd August, 1977, and G.O.Ms. No. 2607, Labour and Employment, dated 20th November, 1981, applied to the first respondent requesting him that he may be given appointment in Pallipet Panchayat Union. The request of the appellant was turned down by the first respondent in his order, dated 7th October, 1985. The sole reason given by the first respondent, as seen from the impugned order, dated 7th October, 1985, is that the appellant being not a natural son but adopted son of the deceased Narayanan cannot take advantage of the Government Orders cited supra and claim the appointment on compassionate grounds. When this order was challenged in W.P. 12740 of 1985—Mohan, J. accepting the reason given by the first respondent, dismissed the writ petition in limine. 3. A perusal of the copy of G.O.Ms. No. 2607, Labour and Employment, dated 20th November, 1981, produced by the learned Government Pleader clearly establishes that the view taken by the first respondent and accepted by the learned Judge is not correct. The first paragraph of the Government Order reads as follows:— “In the G.O. first read above, the Government have extended the concession of employment assistance to the legal heirs of the Government servants, who retire on medical invalidation under Art. 441 read with Arts. 452 and 454 of the Civil Services Regulations. In the reference second read above, it was clarified that the legally adopted son of the Government servants who died in harness is also eligible to get the concession of employment assistance on compassionate grounds with reference to the orders issued in G.O.Ms. No. 560, Labour and Employment dated 3rd August, 1977.” As a matter of fact, in the said G.O. the concession is extended even to the adopted unmarried daughter of the Government servants. 4. No. 560, Labour and Employment dated 3rd August, 1977.” As a matter of fact, in the said G.O. the concession is extended even to the adopted unmarried daughter of the Government servants. 4. Though it is quite clear that adopted son is also eligible for the concession granted, the Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that the appellant has not established beyond doubt that he is the adopted son of the deceased Narayanan. As pointed out earlier, the only reason given in the impugned order being that the appellant, as adopted son, cannot claim the concession granted in the Government Order cited supra, and when once that reason cannot be sustained in the light of the above discussion, the impugned order has to be set aside. 5. Accordingly, the writ appeal is allowed, and the order of the learned Judge and the impugned order of the first respondent are set aside. The first respondent is directed to consider the claims of the appellant on the basis that not only the natural son but also the adopted son of the Government servants who the in harness is eligible to get the concession of employment assistance on compassionate grounds. There will be no order as to costs.