IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17682 of 2009 1. ASHA DEVI W/O LATE ANURAG MANDAL R/O VILL- JAMUBAN, P.O & P.S- BHARGAMA, DISTT- ARARIA 2. BABY KUMARI D/O LATE ANURAG MANDAL R/O VILL- JAMUBAN, P.O & P.S- BHARGAMA, DISTT- ARARIA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY OF GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT AT PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR SECONDARY, PRIMARY EDUCATION GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, AT PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION AT PURNEA ----------- 2 19..4.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner No.1 Asha Devi is the widow of Late Anurag Mandal and petitioner No.2 is the daughter. Jointly they have filed this writ application for a direction to the respondents to appoint petitioner no.2, considering her qualification, on any appropriate posts, on compassionate ground. Considering the fact that the father of petitioner no.2 died on 5.4.1989 while posted as Primary School Teacher and at that time petitioner no.2 was less than five years of age, she was not eligible for appointment at that time. In the year 1992, she filed an application for her compassionate appointment, even at that time she was not major. She had filed this 2 application stating that application filed by her should remain on record, as and when she will attain majority, she should be appointed on compassionate ground. Such application could not have been entertained. The object behind compassionate appointment is to provide relief to the dependents/legal heirs of Government employees, who dies in harness. In order to give immediate soccur to the family, facing starvation, due to death of the bread earner. Compassionate appointment is not a mode of appointment; as such no one can claim it as a matter of right. No case for interference is made out. This application is dismissed. (Mridula Mishra,J.) A.kumar