IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16231 of 2006 1.Most.Gita Devi widow of late Sheonandan Kamat, resident of village Velahi, P.O. Khairail, Ward No.9 (Old) and Ward No.13 (New), P.S. Supaul, District- Supaul 2.Shambhu Kamat, son of Late Sheonandan Kamat, resident of village Velahi, P.O. Khairail, Ward No.9(Old) and Ward No.13 (New), P.S. Supaul, District- Supaul ………………. Petitioners Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat Building, Patna 3.The Executive Engineer, Purabi Tatbandh Pramandal, Public Health Engineering Department, Supaul 4.The District Magistrate, Supaul ……………. Respondents ----------- 3. 06/07/2010 Father of petitioner no.2 died on 9.1.1986. From Annexure-4 it appears that petitioner no.1 (mother of petitioner no.2) had expressed her inability to accept compassionate appointment and had requested the authorities to allow her three years old son to be appointed when he attains majority. After becoming major, petitioner no.2 has applied for compassionate appointment on 24.4.2002 i.e. almost 16 years after. Apparently, claim for compassionate appointment is too stale to be entertained. The writ application is dismissed. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh, J.)