Compassionate appointmnet
Sir, I was appointed as clerk in year1998 in Punjab School Education Board, Mohali, after the death of my father in November 1996 who was working in PSEB as senior assistant. As I was minor at the time of death I got appointment in July 1998 after attaining 18 years age. As my mother was also working in PSEB, she wrote a request letter to PSEB to keep a post of clerk reserved for me as I was minor. The PSEB after considering the request kept a post of clerk reserved for me after the approval of the competent authority ie Chairman PSEB in my case. In July 1998 I requested the authority to give me the post of clerk as then I was of 18 years, the competent authority after considering my claim appoint me as clerk and issued the appointment letter and I joined the services. I continued working as clerk and got promotion as Assistant in 2004 till 2007. Simultaneously I completed my studies in computer application and bachelor of computers and masters of computer application. In year 2007 PSEB issued a advertisement in the newspapers for the post of Subject expert computer , as I fulfilled the educational qualifications of subject expert computer I applied for the same. After following proper procedure, I was selected for the said post. PSEB issued me the fresh appointment letter and I accepted the offer. one applicant among those applied for the post challenged my appointment as subject expert in Hon'ble Punjab and Haryana high court vide CWP , the said writ petition was dismissed and the he again approached the Hon'ble court by filling LPA . The LPA was also dismissed and he goes to Hon'ble Supreme Court, the SLP was also dismissed. I am continuing my service as Subject expert and got promotion as Deputy Director on seniority basis in year 2011. Now some one complained against the compassionate appointments given by PSEB to the present chairman. The chairman ordered a fact finding enquiry, the enquiry report said that after going through the record of all the compassionate appointments made by PSEB including mine in year 1998 , some 38 employees who got appointment were not to appointed on the ground that one of the family member was already in Govt. service at the time of death of employee. The PSEB is now in the process of terminating the services of these 38 employees, who are working since more than 20 years.
Now I hv these question in my mind : 1. Is any employees working since more than 20 years be terminated on the ground that they are not to be considered for appointment as one of their family member was in service at that time. Punjab Govt. rules regarding compassionate appointment clearly state that In deserving cases the appointment can be granted, irrespective of the family member already working.2. In my case, as i was issued a new appointment letter in year 2007 and now i m not on the compassionate appointment, can i be terminated on the ground stated above.
Please suggest me and also share if any similar case judgement are there