IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.20587 of 2010 CHHATHU YADAV, son of late Hardeo Chaudhary, resident of village- Kharsanda, P.O. and P.S. Hussainganj, District- Siwan. …..Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Secretary, Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Personal and Administration Department, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate-cum- Collector, Siwan. 5. The Superintendent of Police, Siwan. 6. The Additional Collector, Siwan. 7. The Circle Officer, Hussainganj, Siwan. 8. The Officer In charge, Hussainganj P.S., Siwan. …..Respondents. ----------- 02- 21.12.2010 None appears on behalf of the petitioner. Heard Mr. Devendra Kumar Sinha, learned Additional Advocate General No.2. The petitioner’s father died in harness on 16.11.2000, while he was posted as Chaukidar in Halka No.3/9 of Hussainganj Police Station, District- Siwan. The petitioner applied for appointment on compassionate ground. The same has so far been denied to him leading to the present writ petition. The petitioner has moved this Court after lapse of ten years. 2. Law is well settled that the Courts have not looked upon appointment on compassionate ground with any particular favour, being a back-door entry. It has, however, permitted such appointments where the employer 2 has framed rules or formulated a policy decision, because it is based on descent and without wide publicity of the vacancy. Law is equally well-settled that public employment in this country is a national wealth and every citizen has unrestricted right to obtain the same which is possible only if the vacancy is widely publicized and equal opportunity is given to all the eligible candidates. Appointment on compassionate ground is in deviation of the same. It has, however, been permitted to take care of the emergent needs of the family because of the sudden demise of the bread-winner. If the petitioner approaches the Court after lapse of long length of time, it is presumed that the emergent needs of the family have been taken care of by lapse of time. As indicated hereinabove, the employee died in 2000, and the present writ petition has been lodged in this Court on 20.12.2010, after an inordinately long time of ten years. 3. The writ petition is dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/