C.W.P. No. 4611 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 4611 of 2008 Date of decision : 24.3.2008. ... Sunil Kumar ................ Petitioner vs. State of Haryana and others .................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasbir Singh Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.C. Puri Present: Sh. Surinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner ... Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) Father of the petitioner died in harness on 18.5.1990. The petitioner was minor at that time. A representation was filed by mother of the petitioner to get appointment for him on compassionate basis and name of the petitioner was registered, to provide him service, in the register maintained for that purpose. The petitioner became major in the month of December 2002 and thereafter he filed an application to get appointment. It was rejected vide order dated 19.1.2007 by stating as under:- “The case of Shri Sunil Kumar S/o deceased for Ex-gratia appointment on compassionate grounds has been examined. Ct. Dharambir died on 18.5.1990. At that time C.W.P. No. 4611 of 2008 -2- her son Sh. Sunil Kumar was minor. He becomes major on 14.12.2002 being his date of birth as 15.12.84. As per Govt. instructions issued vide No. 16/6/99-5GS.II dated 22.3.99 if the dependent is minor at the time of death, he can be offered job provided he becomes major in age during the time limit of 3 years. Now there is no provision of appointment under new Ex-gratia rules, 2006.” Subsequent thereto, rejection was again communicated to petitioner vide order dated 22.11.2007 (Annexure P-9). After hearing counsel for the petitioner, we are of the opinion that this writ petition deserves to be dismissed. Idea for granting compassionate appointment, to the dependents of the deceased employee, is to bring family of that employee out of immediate financial crunch. That appears to be over due to lapse of time. Public posts are not the posts of inheritance. The petitioner was not eligible to enter service at the time when his father died. In view of the above observation, no case for interference is made out. Dismissed. ( Jasbir Singh ) Judge ( K.C. Puri ) 24.3.2008. Judge chug