Raksha Devi Alias Renu vs State Of Punjab & Ors

Punjab-Haryana High Court

Raksha Devi Alias Renu vs State Of Punjab & Ors on 4 April, 2024

                                               Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:045926
‭CWP-23537-2017 (O&M)‬                           ‭2024:PHHC:045926‬
                                                                ‭-‬‭1‭-‬ ‬
                 ‭IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA‬
                             ‭AT CHANDIGARH‬
‭222‬
                                                           ‭ WP-23537-2017‬ ‭(O&M)‬
                                                           C
                                                           ‭Date of decision: 04.04.2024‬

‭Raksha Devi alias Renu‬
                                                                                     ‭....Petitioner‬
                                          ‭Versus‬

‭State of Punjab and others‬
                                                                                    ‭...Respondents‬

‭CORAM:‬ ‭HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY‬ ‭*****‬ ‭Present :‬ ‭Mr. Rajvir Singh, Advocate‬ ‭for the petitioner.‬ ‭Mr. Satnam Preet Singh, DAG, Punjab.‬ ‭*****‬ ‭AMAN CHAUDHARY. J (Oral)‬ ‭1.‬ ‭The‬ ‭prayer‬ ‭in‬‭the‬‭present‬‭Civil‬‭Writ‬‭Petition‬‭filed‬‭under‬‭Articles‬ ‭226/227‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Constitution‬ ‭of‬ ‭India,‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬ ‭issue‬ ‭a‬ ‭writ‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭nature‬ ‭of‬ ‭mandamus,‬ ‭for‬ ‭directing‬ ‭respondent‬ ‭No.2‬ ‭consider‬ ‭and‬ ‭grant‬ ‭the‬ ‭petitioner‬ ‭appointment on compassionate grounds.‬ ‭2.‬ ‭Learned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭submits‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭husband‬‭of‬‭the‬‭petitioner,‬‭who‬ ‭was‬ ‭working‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭Peon,‬ ‭passed‬ ‭away‬ ‭in‬ ‭a‬ ‭road‬ ‭accident‬ ‭while‬ ‭in‬ ‭service‬ ‭on‬ ‭20.10.2015,‬ ‭whereafter,‬ ‭she‬ ‭being‬ ‭his‬ ‭second‬ ‭wife,‬ ‭the‬ ‭first‬ ‭having‬ ‭passed‬ ‭away,‬ ‭applied‬ ‭for‬ ‭compassionate‬ ‭appointment‬ ‭for‬ ‭which‬ ‭she‬ ‭was‬ ‭even‬ ‭recommended‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭District‬ ‭Magistrate‬ ‭vide‬ ‭order‬ ‭dated‬ ‭31.08.2016,‬ ‭Annexure‬ ‭P-3,‬ ‭after‬ ‭giving‬ ‭regard‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭claims‬ ‭raised‬ ‭by‬ ‭children‬ ‭from‬ ‭the‬ ‭previous‬ ‭marriage.‬ ‭However,‬ ‭no‬ ‭decision‬ ‭was‬ ‭taken‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭respondents‬ ‭to‬ ‭appoint‬ ‭her.‬ ‭Now,‬ ‭there‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭subsequent‬ ‭development‬ ‭that‬ ‭has‬ ‭taken‬ ‭place‬ ‭during‬ ‭the‬ ‭pendency‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭present‬ ‭petition,‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭civil‬ ‭suit‬ ‭filed‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭children‬‭from‬‭the‬‭first‬‭wife,‬‭for‬‭declaration‬‭that‬‭all‬‭service‬‭benefits‬‭be‬‭given‬‭to‬ ‭them,‬‭stands‬‭dismissed‬‭vide‬‭judgment‬‭dated‬‭26.08.2022‬‭passed‬‭by‬‭Civil‬‭Judge‬ ‭(Junior‬ ‭Division),‬ ‭Rupnagar.‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭thus‬‭prayed,‬‭on‬‭instructions‬‭that‬‭she‬‭would‬ 1 of 2 ::: Downloaded on - 06-04-2024 17:15:14 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:045926 ‭CWP-23537-2017 (O&M)‬ ‭2024:PHHC:045926‬ ‭-‬‭2‭-‬ ‬ ‭be‬‭satisfied,‬‭in‬‭case‬‭a‬‭direction‬‭is‬‭given‬‭to‬‭the‬‭respondents‬‭to‬‭decide‬‭her‬‭claim‬ ‭in a time bound manner by granting her an opportunity of hearing‬‭.‬ ‭3.‬ ‭Learned‬ ‭State‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭has‬ ‭no‬ ‭objection‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭limited‬ ‭prayer‬ ‭made.‬ ‭4.‬ ‭In‬‭view‬‭of‬‭the‬‭aforesaid‬‭and‬‭without‬‭commenting‬‭upon‬‭the‬‭merits‬ ‭of‬‭the‬‭case,‬‭this‬‭petition‬‭is‬‭hereby‬‭disposed‬‭of‬‭with‬‭a‬‭directions‬‭to‬‭respondents‬ ‭to‬ ‭consider‬ ‭and‬ ‭decide‬ ‭the‬ ‭claim‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭petitioner,‬ ‭taking‬ ‭into‬ ‭account‬ ‭the‬ ‭submissions‬ ‭made‬ ‭hereinabove,‬ ‭within‬ ‭a‬ ‭period‬ ‭of‬ ‭four‬ ‭months‬ ‭and‬ ‭if‬‭found‬ ‭entitled, necessary benefit be granted to her forthwith.‬ ‭(AMAN CHAUDHARY)‬ ‭JUDGE‬ 0‭ 4.04.2024‬ ‭Hemant‬ ‭ hether speaking/reasoned‬ W :‭‬ ‭ es / No‬ Y ‭Whether reportable‬ ‭:‬ ‭Yes / No‬ 2 of 2 ::: Downloaded on - 06-04-2024 17:15:15 :::