IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.799 of 2009 MOST.PAVITRI DEVI W/O Late Sukh Ram Yadav, R/O Village Shahpur P.O. Lal Sahpur P.S. Sadar, Distt- Darbhanga…….Petitioner/Appellant Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer, National Highway, Vishvashraiya Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna. 4. The Superintending Engineer, National Highway Circle, Vishvashraiya Bhawan. Baily Road, Patna. 5.The Executive Engineer, National Highway Western Division, Rajbanshi Nagar, Patna. 6.The Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna. 7. The Collector cum Chairman, District Compassionate Appointment Committee, Patna………Respondents/Respondent. ----------- 2. 21-01-2010 Heard Mr. Umesh Prasad, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. P.K Verma, AAG-II for the State. Questioning the correctness of the order dated 24.4.2009 passed by learned single Judge in CWJC No. 5203 of 2009, the present LPA has been preferred. On a perusal of the order of learned single Judge it is noticeable that he has declined to issue any direction to the respondent for grant of compassionate appointment on two grounds, namely, the husband of the appellant had breathed his last on 5.1.1990 and the appellant was not possessing minimum educational qualification required for Class-IV employee as per recent Circular. 2 Mr. Prasad learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that the doctrine of delay and laches would not get attracted to the case at hand as the respondents have delayed the matter at their own level. Learned counsel for the State submitted that compassionate appointment has to have nexus to override immediate crisis that befalls on the family. In the case at hand, the death had taken place more than twenty years ago and therefore, the issue of mandamus would be a travesty of justice. In view of the aforesaid, we have no other option but to dismiss the appeal. We, accordingly, dismiss the same. perwez (Dipak Misra, C.J.) (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)