1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.7463 OF 2008 Bapu s/o Kondiba Khanpate, Age: 42 years, Occ: Nil, R/o. Shivaji Nagar, Sailu, Tq. Sailu, Dist. Parbhani. ...PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32 and others. ...RESPONDENTS WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.5467 OF 2009 ... Shri. P.B. Gapat,Advocate holding for Shri. M.P. Tripathi, Advocate for Petitioner. Shri.V.H. Dighe A.G.P. for respondent Nos 1 and 2. Shri. Swapnil S. Rathi, Advocate for respondent No.3. ... CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND K.K. TATED, JJ. DATE : 25TH JUNE, 2010. PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2 2. The petitioner seeks appointment on compassionate ground. Reply has been filed by the Municipal Council. It is contended by the learned Counsel for the Municipal Council that after 21 years the petitioner is asking appointment on compassionate ground. It is submitted that the petitioner is age barred. 3. In the facts of the case, we are not inclined to exercise our extra ordinary writ jurisdiction and entertain the petition. The petitioner does not have vested right to claim appointment on compassionate ground. The principles of appointment on compassionate ground are well settled now. The petition is dismissed. 4. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would approach approriate authorities. The petitioner may do so if advised. 3 5. As the Writ Petition itself is dismissed, nothing survives for consideration in the Civil Application. Civil Application is disposed of. [K.K. TATED, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] SUT/JUNE10/wp7463.08