SBCWP NO.6761/09. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR. O R D E R S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION No.6761/2009. Mukesh Kumar Vs. Food Corporation of India & Ors. Date of order:- July 1, 2009. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Shri Deepak Kumar Mehta for the petitioner. ***** BY THE COURT:- This writ petition has been filed against the order dated 28/7/2008 by which, application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment has been rejected. 2) Shri Deepak Kumar Mehta, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that father of the petitioner died while serving the respondents on 12/6/2001 and he has been regularly making representation. Initially, representation of the petitioner was rejected on the ground that his mother, who was dependent on the deceased employee, was herself as per report of the Tehsildar earning Rs.800-900/- per month. The respondents refused to give appointment on the premise that the widwo has already been paid a sum of Rs.9.49 lacs as terminal SBCWP NO.6761/09. 2 dues. It is contended that these reasons cannot justify rejection. 3) Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the material on record, I find that impugned order indicate that request of the petitioner for giving appointment on compassionate ground was rejected on 23/12/2004, copy of which is placed on record as Annexure-2 wherein, the aforesaid reasons are stated. 4) It is settled law that the compassionate appointment cannot be claimed as a matter of vested right and at this distance of time, there is no justification of granting compassionate appointment particularly when original order of rejection was passed on 23/12/2004, which has not been challenged by the petitioner with the delay of five years. I do not find any merit in this writ petition, which is accordingly dismissed. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. anil