(I) The appointing authority on receipt of the merit list of the suitable candidates shall issue appointment orders subject to their having good antecedents and being medically fit for the job. The
PART I] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, NOVEMBER 23, 2004 17 I ' lt antecedents of the candidate(s) in the merit list depending on the number of vacancies, may only be verified on the basis of police verification report and arrangement for his medical examination shall then be made by a competent medical officer of any State Government hospital.
(2) If the first candidate in the merit list does not respond to the process of appointment at any stage within one month or is found to have adverse antecedent and/or medical reports, his candidature shall be cancelled forthwith and the second and the third candidate in the merit list may be called up by tum for appointment. The merit list ofcandidates shall remain valid till the joining of appointed candidate to the post and no longer.
51. Appointment on compassionate ground,-(1) Subject to the existing orders and such orders as may be issued by the State Government from time to time, the wife or son or daughter or any other near relation of a regular employee of a Gram Panchayat may be appointed on compassionate ground to any available vacancy earmarked for the exempted category in the Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti or the Zilla Parishad, within the same district on fulfilment of the eligibility criteria relating to educational qualification, age, and other conditions as required under the existing rules, orders and notifications.
(2) The District Panchayat and Rural Development Officer shall maintain a list ofcandidates eligible for appointment in the posts of the Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti or the Zilla Parishad on compassionate ground prepared on the basis of the date ofreceipt of the application.