[2025:RJ-JP:41568] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4735/2025 Narendra Kumar Meena S/o Hanuman Meena, Aged About 19 Years, R/o Meena Mohalla, Ward No. 10, Babai, District Bundi Rajasthan. ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Government Of Rajasthan, Government Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. The Chief Engineer, Department Of Water Reources, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Indira Gandhi Nahar Mandal Bhawan, Bhawani Singh Road, Jaipur Rajasthan. 3. Assistant Engineer, Water Resources, Sub Division, Uniara, District Tonk. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Laxmi Kant Malpura For Respondent(s) : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Order 13/10/2025 1. This writ petition has been filed by petitioner with following prayers: “a) By an appropriate writ, order or direction the Order dated 31.7.2024 may kindly be quashed and set aside and the respondents may kindly be directed to give compassionate appointment to the petitioner with all consequential benefits from the date of application. b) Any other order or direction, this Hon'ble Court may deem fit be also passed in favour of the petitioner. c) Cost of the writ petition may be awarded to the petitioner. 2. During course of argument, learned counsel for petitioner while relying upon judgment in case of Bharat Kumar Vs. Rajasthan Rajya Vidhyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. & Ors., S.B. [2025:RJ-JP:41568] (2 of 2) [CW-4735/2025] Civil Writ Petition No. 10350/2016 decided on 07.03.2025 by a Co-ordinate Bench at Principal Seat, Jodhpur submits that the candidature of petitioner was rejected only on the ground that candidate has filed an application after substantial delay for seeking compassionate appointment but except delay there is no other reason in rejection of his candidature for appointment. He further submits that a liberty be given to him to submit a detailed representation in light the ratio laid down by a Co-ordinate Bench in case of Bharat Kumar (supra) and the respondent(s) be directed to decide the direction in light of ratio laid down by this Hon’ble Court. 3. Considered the grievance raised herein, the petitioner is given a liberty to submit a representation to the respondents- Authority within a period of 15 days raising all grounds and the respondents-Authority are directed to consider and decide the representation after enquiry about grievances, raised by the petitioner but with a reasoned and speaking order within a period of 30 days from date of receipt of representation. After passing the order, the respondents are under an obligation to communicate the order to the petitioner either by way of speed post or through E-mail, if petitioner has provided E-mail in his representation. If the petitioner is still aggrieved, he is at liberty to approach this Court with fresh petition. 4. With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition with pending application, if any, stands disposed of. (ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J CHETNA BEHRANI /12