District Collector, Tiruvannamalai District v. C. Saritha
2017-10-06
HULUVADI G.RAMESH, RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN
body2017
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JUDGMENT : HULUVADI G.RAMESH, J. 1. Challenging the order passed by the learned Single Judge directing the appellants to consider the claim of the writ petitioner positively, the present writ appeal has been filed with a petition to condone the delay of 810 days in filing the appeal. 2. Counter affidavit has been filed by the respondent herein/writ petitioner bringing to our notice that the Government had issued order in G.O.Ms.No.78, Labour and Employment Department dated 21.4.2017 making it clear that even married daughter also can be appointed on compassionate grounds. 3. In the case on hand, the stand of the Government is that such G.O. is a prospective and not a retrospective one. 4. We are not convinced with the submission made by the learned Additional Government Pleader that the G.O. is a prospective one. If at all, only rider that could be added to the Government Order is that the married daughter shall undertake to maintain the family of her parents, who were dying in harness. With that condition, appointment orders could be extended and in case any complaint is received that such a married daughter is not taking care of their parents, who are dying in harness, such appointment could be cancelled and with that condition, it is for the Government to consider the case of the petitioner to extend the appointment within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. 5. Apart from the above observation, we also do not find any reason to condone the abnormal delay of 810 days in filing the writ appeal. Therefore, the petition seeking to condone the delay is dismissed and consequently, the writ appeal at SR stage is rejected. No costs.