IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14315 of 2008 AJAY KUMAR, S/O LATE RASHIK LAL MANDAL, R/O VILLAGE-JHALUCHAK, P.O.-PARMANANDPUR, P.S.- SHAMBHUGANJ, DISTRICT-BANKA. ………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BHAGALPUR, DISTRICT-BHAGALPUR. 3. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE-CUM-CHAIRMAN OF DISTRICT ESTABLISHMENT COMMITTEE, BHAGALPUR, DISTRICT-BHAGALPUR. 4. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, BHAGALPUR, DISTRICT-BHAGALPUR. ………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3 15.11.2011 The father of the petitioner died in harness in 1988. It is said that his brother filed an application for compassionate appointment. The application remained pending for a long time and in the meanwhile the brother also died. Thereafter, petitioner filed an application for his compassionate appointment in 1996. The application has remained pending and petitioner filed this writ application in 2008. Apparently, it appears that the family of the deceased government employee does not need any support for maintaining the family of the deceased. The writ application is therefore devoid of merits and also suffers from 2 gross delay and laches. The same is dismissed. Arvind/ ( J.N. Singh, J.)