CWP No.7598 of 2008 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.7598 of 2008 Date of Decision: 12.5.2008 Anita Bhatia .....Petitioner Versus State Bank of India etc. ....Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHINDER PAL Present: Shri P.K. Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? HEMANT GUPTA, J. The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this court for directing the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground after the death of her husband. The husband of the petitioner Shri S.K. Bhatia died on 16.7.1997, leaving behind the petitioner and two minor children. However, the petitioner was arrested for the murder of her husband in FIR No. 271 dated 20.9.1997 for the offence under Section 302 IPC. She had been acquitted of the charges on 28.5.2002. After her acquittal, the petitioner had been paid the terminal benefits including the monthly family pension. While rejecting the claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment on 23.6.2003, it was found that the family income of the petitioner is Rs.4505/- per month, which is adequate to meet out the basic needs of the family. The said order is being challenged after more than four years. Apart from the said fact, the petitioner is being paid CWP No.7598 of 2008 (2) monthly pension and has also got the other terminal benefits. In Union of India v. Tilak Raj and another (CWP No. 13472 of 2006 decided on 5.12.2007), we have examined the right of consideration for appointment on compassionate ground and held that compassionate appointment is given to the dependent(s) of the deceased employee to meet out the immediately financial distress. The petitioner has lost her husband in the year 1997 and it was the petitioner, who was an accused for the death of her husband. It cannot be said that the condition of the petitioner was penurious, which may entitle her to seek appointment on compassionate ground after more than 10 years of the death of the husband of the petitioner. In view of the said fact, no case for interference in the writ jurisdiction of this Court, is made out. Hence, the present writ petition is dismissed. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE (MOHINDER PAL) JUDGE 12-05-2008 ds