WP(C) 3048/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA. . Heard Mr. S. Islam, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. U.K. Goswa mi, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department. This writ petition has been filed claiming consideration of the case of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground on account of the death of the father of the petitioner, while in service. The petitioner’s father expir ed on 12.3.2005 while he was serving as Hindi Teacher in Kadomtola M.E. Madrassa . As per own admission of the petitioner, he could submit application to the depar tmental authorities only on 19.2.2009, which is about four years after the death of his father, as he was 15 years of age at the time of the death of his father . The application for compassionate appointment was filed when the petitioner pa ssed the Higher Secondary Examination in the year 2008. As has been held by the Apex Court in Sanjay Kumar Singh v. State of Bihar, reported in (2000) 7 SCC 192 , there cannot be any reservation for appointment on compassionate ground for a minor till he attains majority. In the scheme for compassionate appointment issued vide Office Memorandum dated 9.9.1983, the above aspect of the matter finds mention in paragraph 7 of the O.M . which is quoted below :- While considering an appointment under this Scheme the appointing authorities w ill keep it mind that the concept of compassionate appointment is limited up to the need for immediate assistance. If several years have passed after th e death of a Government Servant it would appear on the face of it that the famil y has managed to support itself all these years and has some means of subsistenc e. In such a case, compassionate appointment would not ordinarily be justified. Applications for appointment under this scheme should be carefully examined fro m the point of view of immediate need for assistance to ensure that only the mos t deserving get the benefit of the scheme. Needless to say that the compassionate appointment is provided to provide assist ance to the family, who is in immediate need of it. If several years have passed after the death of a Government Servant, there would remain nothing to consider the case for compassionate appointment. In the instant case, the petitioner was a minor when his father died. He approached the authority for appointment on co mpassionate ground on attaining majority and when he has passed the Higher Secon dary Examination. In the process, more than 5 (five) yeas have passed. In view of the above, no direction can be issued for consideration of the case o f the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground. Writ petition is disposed of.