IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7071 of 2010 SMT.SHIROMANI DEVI, Widow of Late Sachida Nand Sharma, Resident of Village Pipra, P.S. Begusarai, District Begusarai Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, through the Secretary, Railway Rail Bhawan, New Delhi 2. The Director General of Police, Railway Protection Force, New Delhi 3. The General Manager, Eastern Railway, Kolkata 4. The Senior Divisional Manager, Eastern Railway Howrah, Kolkata ----------- For the Petitioner :M/s Jay Shankar Prasad Bhardwaj & Bijay Kumar Pandey, Advocates For the Respondent nos. 1 to 4: Mr. Anil Singh, Advocate 02/ 23.04.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Union of India. Son of the petitioner was appointed on compassionate ground in the year 1999, although her husband died on 6.4.1991 and soon thereafter application for compassionate appointment was filed before the authorities. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the application of her son for compassionate appointment was not considered for eight long years on account of mistake of the authorities and in appreciation of such mistake, this Court should direct the authorities to shift back the year of appointment of her son from 1999 to 1991. Son of the petitioner having been appointed in the year 1999, his date of appointment cannot be shifted back on the ground of delay in appointment, as appointment comes into effect from 2 the date of appointment, which cannot be shifted back. The application is, accordingly, dismissed. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)