WP(C) 4164/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. A.S. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. BJ Ghosh, learned State Counsel. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondents for appointment on compassionate ground. The prayer so made is on account of death of this father on 21.9.2005 while was serving as UB Constable under the Superintendent of Police, Kokrajhar. By now about 6 years have elapsed since the date of expiry of hi s father. As per the own admission of the petitioner, at the time of death of hi s father, he was a minor and he made the application for compassionate appointme nt for the first time on 20.11.2008. However, no copy has been annexed to the wr it petition. As per the policy decision of the Government, an application for co mpassionate appointment is required to be made within a reasonable period of tim e which is one year. However, in the instant case, the petitioner, on attaining the age of majority has made his application after three years of death of his f ather. If the petitioner was a minor at the time of death of his father , he cannot claim appointment on compassionate ground till such time, he attaine d majority. Needless to say that compassionate appointment is not a source of ap pointment. The Apex Court in Sanjay Kumar Vs. State of Bihar reported in (2000) 7 SCC 192 has held that there cannot be reservation of a vacancy till such time the person becomes major. Moreover, if considerable length of time has already e lapsed, normally presumption is drawn that the family could survive without the financial assistance. Needless to say that the Writ Court cannot issue any manda mus for appointment on compassionate ground. Considering all the above, no relief can be granted to the petit ioner and accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed.