IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9911 of 2010 Kishun Singh, son of Late Awadh Bihari Singh, R.O.V Shivganj, P.S. Dehri-Rohtas at Sasaram. Versus 1. The state of Bihar. 2. The Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Superintending Engineer, Durgawati Construction Circle, Bhitri Bandh, Karamchak, Dist-Kaimur. 5. The Executive Engineer, Durgawati Left Flank, Canal Division, Bhitri Bandh, Karamchak, Dist- Kaimur. ----------- 3 03.05.2011 Petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the respondents to consider his application for compassionate appointment in place of his father. It is admitted that when petitioner’s father died in harness on 15.02.1991 petitioner was only 3 ½ years old. After more than 16 years and after attaining majority he has applied for his appointment on compassionate ground. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the mother of the petitioner had also applied for her compassionate appointment within time, which was not considered, on the ground that the deceased- employee was in work charge establishment. This fact has been denied in the counter 2 affidavit and it is stated that since necessary documents were not supplied, her application remained pending. Mother of the petitioner is not before this Court. It is the petitioner who has come before this Court for a direction for consideration of his application for appointment on compassionate grounds which he submitted more than 16 years after death of his father. Apparently, his application is time barred. This Court therefore does not find merit in the Writ application and the same is dismissed. Prakash ( J.N.Singh, J.)