IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16540 of 2010 INDRANI DEVI W/O DAMODAR SAHAY ( EX POSTMAN), RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MANDANA, P.O. MANDANA, P.S. SHEIKHPURA, DISTRICT SHEIKHPURA, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT MOHALLA- SHASTRI NAGAR, BEHIND SARSWATI VIDYA MANDIR, JAMALPUR ROAD, P.S. SHASTRINAGAR, P.O+ DIST. MUNGER ......PETITIONER Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY/DIRECTOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF POST, NEW DELHI 2. THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, POSTAL DEPARTMENT, BIHAR CIRCLE, PATNA 3. THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, POSTAL DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POST OFFICE, MUNGER DIVISION, MUNGER ......RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 01-10-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Union of India. Prayer for compassionate appointment of petitioner’s eldest son on account of death of her husband on 8-11-2000 has been rejected by the authorities of the Postal department by an order dated 8-9-2006 contained in annexure-8. That order was challenged before Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, Patna through O.A. no. 195/08 which has already been dismissed on 12-5-2009. The Postal authorities took a stand that the family of deceased had no major needs and in view of limited availability of posts for filling up on 2 compassionate basis, the claim of the petitioner’s eldest son was found to be inferior to claims of many others. The Tribunal has considered the situation of the family and has found that both the sons of deceased were major at the time of death being aged about 34 and 28 years. There was no daughter to be married and in such circumstances, the Tribunal found no error in the order of the authorities declining compassionate appointment to eldest son of the petitioner who is now aged about 44 years. In the facts of the case, we find no merit in this writ petition. It is, accordingly, dismissed. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.)