IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2148 of 2011 PANKAJ KUMAR TIWARY, SON OF SRI CHANDRA SHEKHAR TIWARI, AT AND P.O.- MANIKPUR PAKARI, VIA-LALGANJ, DISTRICT- VAISHALI,(HAJIPUR).----PETITIONER Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF RAIL, RAIL BHAWAN, NEW DELHI. 2. THE D.R.M.,N.RAIL, AMBALA CANTT, AMBALA. 3. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL PERSONNEL OFFICER, DIVISIONAL RAIL MANAGER OFFICE, RAIL VIHAR AMBALA CANTT, AMBALA-133001. 4. THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, N.RAIL AMBALA. 5. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL FINANCE MANAGER, N.RAIL, AMBALA.----- RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner:-Mr. Gautam Bose, Sr.Advocate. For the respondent:-Sri Anil Singh,Advocate. ----------- 2. 25.02.2011. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner for his appointment on compassionate ground on account of the death of his brother having taken place in Railway accident which occurred in the year, 2000. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that there was an announcement by the then Railway Minister to get appointment of one of the family members against the person who died and the petitioner claimed the appointment on that ground but the department illegally rejected 2 his prayer for appointment. On the point of delay, one MA 367 of 2010 has been filed in which, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner went on making efforts and representing before the department and also made an application before the National Human Rights Commission for the purposes of the compassionate appointment on 10.11.2006. After hearing the parties, the order rejecting the prayer of the petitioner was passed on 23.03.2001. The O.A was filed in 2010, that’s, after a long delay of 9 years. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. B.Kr. ( T.Meena Kumari,J. ) ( Dharnidhar Jha,J.)