The Madras High Court bench today observed that it was not correct for a petitioner to expect government to keep one post of her choice ready to provide employment to her or her son after obtaining the qualification on compassionate grounds.
Disposing of the petition by one S Amuthavalli who sought appointment on compassionate grounds for her son after the death of her husband in 2005, Justice S Vaidhyanathan noted that she had been offered the post of sweeper in 2007. Without joining the post and making representations and levelling charges against the officials was not correct, he added.
"Nowadays, getting employment itself is very difficult. The petitioner's case had been considered and she was given a post of sweeper in 2007."
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If the petitioner felt it was below her dignity to join the post, she cannot expect the government to keep a post of her choice ready to provide employment to her or her son (who got qualified for Junior Assistant's post), the judge said.
The officials had considered her case and the government had no objection for the respondents to appoint her, he said.
The Judge said it was open to the petitioner to indicate her willingness to join the post in 30 days, failing which the the government offer would stand automatically cancelled.
He also made it clear that if the post was not available now, the petitioner could be accomodated in some other post in Class III or IV and thereafter posted in sweeper post.
The petitioner contended that there were vacancies in the town panchayat for the post of Junior Assistant and her son got qualified now and the post be given to him.
But the judge felt that as she had already applied for herself, she was only entitled to the Class III or Class IV.
The woman's husband worked in Oddanchattiram municipality as a sweeper. She applied for a post on commpassionate grounds but did not join when offered it. Then she sought appointment for her son as Junior Assistant. Hence she filed this petition.
