CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.14103 OF 2008 ----- In the matter of an application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. ----- SOBHA DEVI WIFE OF SURESH KUMAR RESIDENT OF MOHALLA JAHAJI KOTHI, CHANDRA BHAWAN,NEW JAKKANPUR, P.S.JAKKANPUR,DISTRICT PATNA --- PETITIONER Versus 1.THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DIRECTOR GENERAL(POSTAL SERVICE),DAk BAWAN 2ND FLOOR,SANSAD MARG,NEW DELHI 2.THE POST MASTER GENERAL,G.P.O.CIRCLE BIHAR,PATNA 3.THE DEPUTY POST MASTER GENERAL,G.P.O.,MEGHDOOT BHAWAN, BIHAR CIRCLE, PATNA 4.THE CHIEF POST MASTER, G.P.O.,PATNA 5.THE DEPUTY CHIEF POST MASTER(ADMINISTRATION) MAIL TREASURUY,G.P.O.,PATNA ------- RESPONDENTS ---- For the petitioner : Mr.Madheshwar Singh, Advocate For Union of India : Mr.Binay Kr.Pandey, Advocate(CGC) ----------- P R E S E N T THE HON'BLE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA ------- Shiva Kirti Singh,ACJ & S.K.Sharma,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for Union of India. 2. The petitioner’s claim for compassionate appointment has been rejected by the departmental authorities as well as by the Central Administrative Tribunal vide order dated 25th April, 2008 passed in O.A No. 47 of 2007. 3. The learned Member of the Tribunal has given a finding that on a careful consideration the decision of the concerned committee was found to be based on relevant considerations and there is no 2 arbitrariness. 4. As it would appear from our earlier order passed in this case we also looked into the relevant facts to find out whether some others had been arbitrarily given the benefit of compassionate appointment. After considering the relevant facts as furnished in second supplementary counter affidavit filed today, we find that the petitioner’s husband Suresh Kumar was a Cook, retired from service on medical invalidation on 31.1.2001. On the date of consideration by the Committee, his family consisted of two sons aged 18 and 21 years and two unmarried daughters, his wife, the petitioner and he himself. Besides retiral benefits, the husband of the petitioner is presently receiving pension at the rate of Rs.4,445/- per month. In other two cases of compassionate appointment which had drawn our attention, the counter affidavit explained that in both the cases, the family had lost the bread-earners and over all situation and the liabilities justified compassionate appointment in those two 3 cases. 5. Already the family of the petitioner has survived after retirement on medical invalidation for more than eight years, in our view, no case is made out for compassionate appointment. The writ petition is therefore dismissed. (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma,J.) Patna High Court,Patna The 17th December,2009 Tahir/-(NAFR),