IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16388 of 2010. 1. Ram Kumari Devi W/O Late Pramod Kumar Verma R/O Vill.- West Gandhi Maidan, P.O.- Jehanabad, P.S.- Jehanabad, Distt.- Jehanabad 2. Niranjan Kumar S/O Late Pramod Kumar Verma R/O Vill.- West Gandhi Maidan, P.O.- Jehanabad, P.S.- Jehanabad, Distt.- Jehanabad. Petitioners. Versus 1. The Union Of India Through The Chief Post Master General Bihar Circle, G.P.O. Complex, Patna 2. The Chief Post Master General, Jharkhand Circle, Ranchi 3. The Superintendent Of Rms, 'P' Division, Patna 4. The Superintendent Of Rms, Dhanbad Division, Dhanbad 5. I.R.M., Dhanbad Division, Dhanbad 6. Sub Record Officer Rms, Dhanbad Division, Sahebganj. Respondents. ----------- 3. 13.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and perused the impugned order of the Tribunal dated 18th January 2010 whereby O.A.No. 290 of 2009 preferred by the petitioner seeking compassionate appointment has been dismissed. The learned Tribunal has noticed the relevant scheme in force since 9th October 1998 covering grant of appointment on compassionate ground and on that basis it has been held that the scheme was applicable only in the case of death of a Govt. servant dying in harness and as per definition, Govt. servant is only one who is appointed on regular basis and is not working on daily wages or casual or ad hoc employee or contract or re-employment basis. Since the employee in question was admittedly a casual laborer who was not regularized and was not even given any duty 2 since 13th April 2005 till his death on 27th January 2008, the Tribunal has, in our view, rightly rejected the claim for compassionate appointment. The writ petition is without merits and it is dismissed accordingly. Jay/ (Shiva Kirti Singh,J) (Shivaji Pandey, J)