IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4731 of 2011 Kaleshwar Murmu SON OF LATE YADU MURMU RESIDENT OF RAJBANDH, P.S. DUMKA MUFASSIL, DUMKA. Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors . ----------- 2 22/07/2011 There is no dispute on this fact that the father of the petitioner died in harness way back on 6.4.1987. As per policy for compassionate appointment, applications have to be made within five years. It was not done. The reason offered by the petitioner is that he was a minor at the time of death of his father and he was waiting to attain majority. Under the rule, no such leeway has been provided for. Application had to be made within time even if the petitioner was a minor but that would have been considered after attaining majority. Since the petitioner, according to him, made application only in the year 1997 and now 23 years have passed since the death of the bread earner, no case for giving any direction by this Court for compassionate appointment of the petitioner is made out. The respondents have done no - 2 - wrong in not entertaining such a stale and belated claim. This writ application is dismissed. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)