21/08 2026 AD/75/18 266312 NANDY (DO) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side WPA/15794/2026 MS. KUMARI NILMONI MEJHAN VS UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. Mr. Abhijit Mondal, Advocate Ms. Puja Goswami, Advocate ……for the Petitioner 1. Affidavit of service as filed has been taken on record. 2. In spite of service, there is no representation on behalf of the respondent authorities. 3. The petitioner is the daughter of a deceased employee of the respondent no. 2, who died sometime in 2006. The petitioner has made repeated applications which have been ignored over a period of time from 2006 onwards. 4. As has been fairly submitted by Mr. Mondal, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner, there was an imposter posing as the mother of the petitioner for compassionate appointment. Interestingly, the mother of the petitioner had predeceased the father. 5. The first application of the petitioner had been made sometime in 2007 and the last in September 2024. An Advocate's representation has also been made on 11.06.2026. 6. The repeated requests by the petitioner to consider her case for compassionate appointment has been overlooked and glossed over by the authorities without assigning any reason. P a g e | 2 7. In the circumstances afore-stated, I direct the respondent no. 7 to dispose of the representation of the petitioner upon giving a hearing to the petitioner with adequate prior notice. 8. The entire process should be completed by September 30, 2026. 9. The petitioner will be entitled to disclose further documents, namely, the succession certificate obtained by her as well as the death certificate of the father and the mother of the petitioner. 10. The respondent no. 7, while considering the representation, will be entitled to call for further documents if he so desires. 11. The resultant order shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of 7 days from September 30, 2026. 12. With the afore-stated directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. 13. Urgent Photostat Certified Copy of this order be given to the parties, if applied for, upon compliance of necessary formalities. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.) P a g e | 3