WP(C) 1798/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. M. Hussain, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms. R. Chakr aborty, learned Addl. Senior Govt. Advocate. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a direc tion to the respondents to consider his case for appointment on compassionate gr ound. The prayer was made on the basis of voluntary retirement of his father on 01.12.2001. Thereafter his father died on 15.12.2004. As per the own admission o f the petitioner he was a minor when his father retired voluntarily and eventual ly died on 15.12.2004. Apart from the fact that there cannot be any appointment on compassionate ground, the petitioner cannot claim consideration of his case o n the ground of his father taking voluntary retirement from service. Writ petition is dismissed.