1 aswp-10207-10 pdp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 10207 OF 2010 Shri Kiran Suresh Godhade .. Petitioner Vs. 1. The Zilla Parishad, Nashik and ors. .. Respondents Mr. Rameshwar Gite for petitioner. Ms. S.S. Bhende, AGP for respondent nos.2 and 3. CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. NOVEMBER 09, 2011. P.C. 1. We have heard Mr. Gite the learned counsel for the petitioner. We have also perused the affidavit-in-reply filed by the the Block Development Officer (Administration) from the office of the Divisional Commissioner, Nashik Division at Nashik. 2. The petitioner’s father was an Assistant Teacher under the Nashik Zilla Parishad and while in service he died on 29/10/2005. The petitioner’s submitted his application on 7/11/2006 for an appointment on 2 aswp-10207-10 compassionate ground under the Zilla Parishad. He was informed that the application was received belatedly and hence this petition. 3. The petitioner is born on 14/3/1986 and on the day his father died i.e. on 29/10/2005 he had crossed the age of 18 years. Nothing prevented him from making an application for an appointment on compassionate ground within a reasonable period and having made the application belatedly on 7/11/2006 he tried to support the same by submitting a medical certificate so as to justify the delay caused in applying. The affidavit-in-reply submitted before us states that the application of the petitioner was received beyond time by 9 days. It has been further pointed out that there are already 150 candidates wait-listed for being considered for an appointment on compassionate ground and in any case these appointments have a fixed quota of 5%. 4. We direct that the petitioner’s application be considered for adding his name in the wait-listed candidates for appointment on compassionate ground. 5. The petition is disposed off in terms of the above directions. (SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.)