S. Vijayalakshmi vs Tamil Nadu Water Supply And on 13 June, 2005
36. Also, applying the judgment of this Court in S.Vijayalakshmi V. Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board reported in 2005 (3) L.L.N. 706, referred to in paragraph 19 of this judgment, I am of the view that one of the legal heirs of the deceased workman Jaganathan is entitled to seek compassionate appointment. In that case, while granting terminal benefits, compassionate appointment was denied on the ground that the petitioner therein approached the Court belatedly after 9 years of passing of the order declining compassionate appointment. Paragraph 11 of the judgment in 2005 (3) L.L.N. 706 is extracted hereunder in this regard :