W.P. No. 1017 of 2006 (S/S) With Interim Relief Appl. 9339 / 2006 Hon. P.C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. The petitioner has filed this writ petition against rejection of the petitioner’s application for appointment under ‘Dying in Harness rule, 1974’. Admittedly, the petitioner’s father died in the year 1976. It is also not disputed that application for appointment under dying in harness was moved on behalf of the petitioner in the year 1995 i.e. after 19 years. Under the Rules, time allowed for making the application on compassionate grounds, is five years. In the circumstances, this writ petition is devoid of merits. The same is dismissed in limine. (The interim relief application No. 9339 of 2006 also stands dismissed, accordingly.) (P.C. Pant, J.) Dt. 26.07.2006 HN