IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.417 of 2010 PAPPU KUMAR S/O LATE RAJENDRA SINGH R/O VILL.- DHORHAT-SALARPUR, P.S.- JEHANABAD, DISTT.- JEHANABAD Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE JEHANABAD 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE - CUM - DISTRICT COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE JEHANABAD ----------- 02/ 21.06.2010 Heard counsel appearing for the petitioner and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner’s father was working as Home Guard in Jehanabad Police Station. He met with an accident and died on 23.03.2005. Petitioner’s case is that he had filed his application for compassionate appointment on 27.4.2005 but the same is still pending before the District Compassionate Committee and till date no orders have been passed. The petitioner has annexed the certificate issued by the Circle Officer, Jehanabad regarding names of the dependent of late Rajendra Singh, father of the petitioner. The certificate has been issued on 2.5.2005, from which it is apparent that petitioner was 13 years of age on the date of the issuance of the certificate. The date, on which the petitioner claims to have filed his application for compassionate appointment, the petitioner was 13 years of age and rightly his case for compassionate appointment was not considered by the - 2 - respondent-authorities. Petitioner has gained majority after more than five years of the death of his father, now if he files his application for compassionate appointment, it will time barred as per resolution of the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department. Otherwise also the family of the deceased has survived and maintained itself for complete five years, in such circumstance, it is not a case for compassionate appointment. The petitioner was not eligible for being appointed on compassionate ground till the date he gained majority, now it is barred by limitation. I do not find that there is any reason for considering his case for compassionate appointment. No one can claim compassionate appointment as a matter of right. It is a provision to give financial assistance to the family of deceased govt. employee, just after the death of sole earning member in the family. No one can claim appointment on compassionate ground after five years of the death of the employee concerned, by filing application for the same. I do not find any merit in this application, it is dismissed. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)