CWP- 18974-2025 -1- 119 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP- 18974-2025 Date of Decision: 24.07.2025 SANDHYA ..... PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. Kartar Singh Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Tanushree Gupta, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. Mr. Raman B. Garg, Advocate and Mr. Mayank Garg, Advocate for respondents no. 2 to 4. TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA , J. (ORAL) The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of certiorari setting aside the communication dated 25.02.2020, Annexure P-8, whereby the petitioner’s claim for appointment on compassionate ground under the Haryana Civil Services (Compassionate Financial Assistance or Appointment) Rules, 2019 (for short, ‘the 2019 Rules’) has been rejected. 2. Learned counsel contends that the petitioner’s husband, who was working as Pump Operator in the University, died in harness on SEEMA 2025.07.29 14:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP- 18974-2025 -2- 26.11.2018. At the time of notification of the aforementioned Rules on 02.08.2019, her case for financial assistance was pending with the University. Accordingly, she is entitled to the benefit of compassionate appointment. 3. Learned counsel appearing for respondents/University points out that the said Rules have no application in the peitioner’s case. By the time these Rules were notified and made applicable to the University, she had already been sanctioned compassionate financial assistance under the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependants of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006 (for short, ‘the 2006 Rules’). It has been mentioned in the impugned communication also that the competent authority approved the assistance on 29.04.2019 which was duly accepted by the petitioner on 09.05.2019. Accordingly, no benefit can be claimed by the petitioner under the 2019 Rules, that too after six years of having been sanctioned financial assistance under the 2006 Rules. 4. Heard. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner is not in a position to dispute that she was sanctioned financial assistance by the University on 29.04.2019 under the 2006 Rules. Note-I under Rule 3 of 2019 Rules stipulates that family of deceased government employees who died before the date of notification of these rules but have not been sanctioned the compassionate financial assistance by the competent authority, they may exercise the option within six months from the date of notification either to avail the benefit under the 2006 Rules or the 2019 Rules. Accordingly, having been sanctioned the compassionate financial assistance under the 2006 Rules SEEMA 2025.07.29 14:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP- 18974-2025 -3- prior to the notification of the 2019 Rules, petitioner’s claim cannot be considered under the latter Rules. 6. In view thereof, there is no ground to entertain the petition and it stands dismissed. (TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA) 24.07.2025 JUDGE Sima Sima Sima Sima Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No SEEMA 2025.07.29 14:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document