IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.20824 of 2010 JYOTSNA WHEELER, W/O M. N. O, Wheeler, AR/O South of Church, Mithanpura, P.S. Mithanpura, District- Muzaffarpur. Versus 1. THE B.R.A.BIHAR UNIVERSITY, through its Registrar, having Office at Muzaffarpur. 2. The Vice-Chancellor, BRA Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Principal, L.S. College, Muzaffarpur. ----------- 2. 03.01.2011 Petitioner’s husband while working on the post of demonstrator in the department of Chemistry, L. S. College, Muzaffarpur died in harness on 30.8.1987. Petitioner applied for her compassionate appointment but for three years there was no response from the respondent authorities of the College and University. Subsequently, she was appointed on compassionate ground on daily wages vide office order contained in Memo No. B/3321 dated 14.11.1991 issued by the Registrar, B.R.A. Bihar University. In the year 1995, she was appointed on regular basis allowing the pay scale of Rs. 3050-4590/-. The prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the respondents to consider her length of service with effect from 14.11.1991 instead of from the date of her regular appointment in the year 1995 2 and also to allow her higher pay scale of Rs. 4000- 6000/-. Considering the fact that the appointment given to the petitioner by respondent authorities in the year 1991 on daily wages was never challenged, despite the fact that compassionate appointment on daily wages was an illegal action on the part of respondents, now it can not be re-opened. Petitioner became a consenting party of this illegal action, by accepting subsequent appointment on the lower pay scale in the year 1975. For the first time, after more than 20-25 years, she has come to challenge those orders, by filing writ application which is not maintainable, considering delay. Petitioner has liberty to avail other options, and to represent before the authorities of the college as well as the university, for similar relief. This application is dismissed. Anand Kr. ( Mridula Mishra, J.)