H!GH COURT OF JUDICATURE CHHATTISG&RK: BIL&SPUR Siss^le Beasch: Koa^ble S!ai Satish K. Agcihotri, J. Writ Petitioa Ko. 1985 of20Q5 Petitioner Respondeiits Versus 1. 2. 3. 4. Raj'eshwar Bairagi^ S/o Late Basiya ram^ agccl about 19 ycars, K/o Villagc SoumuUi, Tali, Bagicha, Distt. Jastipur (C.G.) Chhattisgarli State Electricity Boar, thsx>ugh Secretery C.S.E.B. Post - Dagansya, Ra'ipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) Execufive Eng'ineer (O&M), C.S.E.B. Divishn Patthaigaon, D'sstrict Jashpur (C-.G.) Madhya Prad^sh Electdcity Board, Tbrough :- Sccrcfeuy, M.l}.S.E.B., Jabalpur (M.P.) Uiaion oflndia, Through :- Secretaiy, MinistQ7 ofKuergy, New Uelhi. Shri Manindra Shrivastava, Senior Advocate with. Shri Devesh Chandra Verma, Advocate for the petitioner, Shri A. S. Gatiarwar, Advocate with Smt. Reeta Haldar, Advocate for the respoiidents No, 1 and 2. Shri Vivek Verma, AdvcK^ate for flie rcspoiidexit No.3« Shii S. K. Beriwal, Staiiding Couiisel for the rcspoiideiit No,4. ORDE5 fP^sed OB this 19th day ofApri!, 2007} 1. Accoxdmg to leanied counscl appearmg for the pctitioner^ the father of the petitioner nainely Shri Basiyaram, Vvas workm.g as Line Attendant Grade-II (L) m the Patthalgaon Division offhethen respondent No.3^ 'vvheu he died on 4.10.1996 m haniess. 2. The petitioner, beisig dependant-legal heir of the deceased, made vadous applications for appomtiaent 011 compassionate. His last application is dated 28.2.2005 (Annexure P/8). The respondeute have aot decided the application offhe petitioner. 3. Leanied counsel appearing for tlie petitioaer subiaits that fhe petitioner is entitled to appomtnient 011 compassioaate basis. 4. The petitioiier has filed this petitioH with unexplained and iBordiiiate delay, seeking a directioii to the respondents to grosit coHipassionate appoiatmeHt. Tlic father of the petitioaer died 011 4.10.1996 and tiie petitioiier applied for compassiosiate appomtisient on 7.6.2004 (Amiexurc P/7). 5. Itm well settied that the appomtment on coBipassionate ground is not a niethod of recruitment, but, is a faciUty to provide for immediate rehabilitation of the faimly in distrcss for relieviag the dependent fasaily Hiesabers of tiie deceased eniployee froni destitutioii. In other words, the object of compassionate appomtEiient is to enable peaurious faniily to tide over the suddeii fiiiaiicial crisis aad is not to provide employBient, It is also well settled that niere death of fhe eiHployee does not entitie his faoiity to claim coBipassionate appoiiitnient if fhe family menibers could sustain fhersiselves fiiiancisdly froni oflier sources of iucouie, 6. In Hsryasaa State B!eetjricity Board aad aaotlier Vs. HaSdm Biii^i ((1997) 8 SCC 85 } thc Suprcmc Court hcld that "tlic wholc object of aay compassionate appomtmeut schenie is to give succor to the family to tide over tlie suddeii financial crisis befatleu the depeiidente 011 account of ttie untiuiely dexaise of its sole eaniing nieiaber/" 7, Thc Suprcmc Couit in fhc casc of Btste of J & K asd etbess Vs. Bajad ASuad Mir < (2006) 5 S.C.C. 766 }, m para 11 has hcld as uiider:- "11.,..».......it is that such an appomtment is an exceptioii to tlie geueral nile. NomiaUy, aii emplGynient iii the Goveninient or other public sectors slxould be open to aU eligible caiididates who can conie forwarcl to apply a&d conipete wifh each other. It is m c^iison.ance witli Article 14 of the Coastitufion. Oii the basis of competitive merite, aii appoiiitmeut should be made to pubUc ofiice. This genei^l rale should not be departed fioni except where compelling circumstauces demand, such as, deatii of tlie sole breadwinner and likelihood ofthe faiaily suffermg because of the' setback, Once it is proved that ia spite of tlie death of fhe breadwmner, the family survived and substaatial period is over, there is uo necessity to say <<goodbyew to the nonsial rale of appoisitoient aad to sho'vV favour to oue at fhe cost of fhe interests ofseveral others iguoriiig the maudate ofArticle 14 ofthe Constitutioii." Thalair 8. In view of the above settled principles of law, there is HO merit m tiiis petition. Tlie petitiou is accoixliiigly disiaissed sumBiarily, No oider as to coste. SatishK.Agnihotri Judge