CWP(T) No. 7409 of 2008. 16.07.2009 Present: Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate, for the respondents. The father of the petitioner died on 18.8.1997. Initially, the mother of the petitioner submitted an application for compassionate appointment. However, lateron the petitioner has made an application for considering his candidature for appointment on compassionate basis. The same was rejected by the respondent-University, primarily on the ground that his brother is already in the employment of the University. A bare perusal of Sub Clause ( c) of Clause 5 of the instructions reveals that in all cases where one or more members of the family are already in Government service or in employment of Autonomous bodies/Boards/Corporations etc., of the State/General Government, employment assistance should not under any circumstances be provided to the second or third member of the family. The wholesome principle of compassionate appointment is to mitigate the hardship of the family at the relevant time, i.e., the death of the earning member of : 2 : the family and to tide over the immediate financial crises. In the present case, the brother of the petitioner is already in the employment of the respondent-University. The death had occurred way back in the year, 1997. We are now in 2009. In these circumstances, the prayer of the petitioner cannot be accepted after efflux of 12 years. Accordingly, there is no merit in this petition and the same is dismissed. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. July 16, 2009. Bhupender