IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.21076 of 2011 Date of Decision.15.11.2011 Rekha d/o late Sh. Ram Nath Jaiswal, r/o House No.ES32/32, Gandhi Nagar, Opposite Central Jail, Ferozepur City .....Petitioner Versus The Food Corporation of India through its Chairman-cum-Managing Director, 16-20, Barakhamba Lane, Headquarters, New Delhi and others .....Respondents Present: Mr. Virinder Kumar Shukla, Advocate for the petitioner. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. The claim in the writ petition is for compassionate appointment, which was rejected by the respondents in the year 2004. The issue of compassionate appointment is a deviation from Article 14 and therefore, it has to be always viewed very strictly. The compassionate appointment again is to relieve a family of distress by death of the earning member of the family. It has to be done immediately and if a person could move on life for 7 years after the death and after the prayer of compassionate appointment is rejected, there is no scope for intervention at this length of time as the petitioner is guilty of laches. 2. The writ petition is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE November 15, 2011 Pankaj*