( 2025:HHC:15741 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA LPA No. 368 of 2024 Decided on: 23rd May, 2025 ________________________________________________________ Bhakra Beas Management Board and others ....Appellants. Versus Naveen Kumar …Respondent ________________________________________________________ Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Appellants: Mr. N.K. Sood, Senior Advocate with Mr.Aman Sood, Advocate. For the respondent: Mr. P.S. Goverdhan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Rakesh Thakur, Advocate. G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice (Oral) The consideration in the present Appeal is to the directions issued by the learned Single Judge in CWP No.73 of 2022 decided on 08.07.2024, whereby the Board as such was directed to consider the case of the petitioner for compassionate appointment as per the policy in vogue as on the date of the death of his father and offer him appointment, if found eligible. 2. Learned Senior counsel very fairly states that since it is 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 only the consideration aspect and it was not decided on merits, the Appeal as such would not be maintainable as the Board has yet to take a call as per the directions of learned Single Judge. 3. We appreciate the stand of the learned Senior Counsel in as much as to cut short the litigation as such, as it has been noticed that employee had died way back in 21.12.2001 and the Writ petitioner became eligible in 2007 and thereafter sought to apply for compassionate appointment on the ground that deceased employee had left behind only one son and two daughters, who had been orphaned as such at that point of time. 4. Accordingly, keeping in view the above, we are of the considered opinion that the present LPA is premature and without any basis as only consideration has been ordered. Resultantly, the Appeal is dismissed alongwith pending applications, if any. ( G.S. Sandhawalia ) Chief Justice 23rd May, 2025 ( Ranjan Sharma ) (priti) Judge