IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP (T) No. 5811/2008 Decided on:14.6.2010 _____________________________________________ Vipin Sharma. …Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. ________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioner : Ms. Archana Dutt, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Additional Advocate General with Mr. R.P., Singh, Asstt. Advocate General. _____________________________________________________ Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). Petitioner’s mother, who was serving as Head Teacher in Government Primary School, Mansar, District Solan died on 19.12.1989. Petitioner submitted application for compassionate appointment. Case of the petitioner for compassionate appointment was rejected by the competent authority on 12.8.1998. Petitioner’s father at the time of death of his mother was working as Special Assistant in State Bank of Patiala at Chambaghat (Solan). 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. 2 Primary purpose of making appointment on compassionate grounds is to enable the family to tide over the crises immediately after the death of the bread earner. In the instant case, petitioner’s father was already working as Special Assistant in State Bank of Patiala when his mother died on 19.12.1989. The fact that petitioner’s father has contracted second marriage will not advance the case of the petitioner. The appointment to be made on compassionate grounds is exception and not a rule. There is no right of any individual to get appointment on compassionate grounds. In the present case, mother of the petitioner has died on 19.12.1989 and at this belated stage, no direction can be issued to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for compassionate appointment. Ms. Archana Dutt submitted that the petitioner was living separately from his father. This cannot be considered a circumstance in view of the observations made hereinabove to get appointment on compassionate grounds. Accordingly, there is no merit in the petition and the same is dismissed. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge 14.6.2010*awasthi*