CWP(T) No.15046 of 2008. 12.11.2009. Present: Mr. M.R. Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Addl. Advocate General with Mr. Anil Jaswal, Dy. Advocate General, for the respondents. The petitioner’s father had died in harness on 13.4.2001. He sought employment on compassionate basis. The case was considered by the State Government and rejected on 27.6.2006. The primary reason for rejecting the case of the petitioner is as per para 5(c) of Memorandum dated 18.1.1990. Para 5 (c) reads thus: “When one or more members of the family are already in Government service or in employment of Autonomous Bodies/Boards/Corporations etc., of the State/Central Government, employment assistance should not under any circumstances be provided to the second or third member of the family.” The petitioner’s brother, namely, Basant Singh is already in service of ITBP. Since the petitioner’s brother is already in employment with the Central Government, his case for compassionate appointment has been rightly rejected. The main objective to grant compassionate employment is to mitigate the hardship faced by the family immediately after the death of bread earner. In the present case, the petitioner’s father had died on 13.4.2001. His brother, as noticed above, is already in Government service. The appointment on compassionate basis is an exception. Accordingly, there is no merit in the present writ petition and the same is dismissed. (R.B. Misra), ACJ. 12th November, 2009. (Rajiv Sharma), J. (tr)