IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1196 of 2010 Ranjeet Kumar, S/o Late Virendra Thakur, resident of Opposite Watson High School, Madhubani, P.S.- Town, Distt.- Madhubani. ….Petitioner- Appellant. Versus 1. The Managing Director, the State Bank of India, Central Office, Mumbai. 2. The Chief General Manager, the State Bank of India, Local Head Office, West of Gandhi Maidan, Patna. 3. The Deputy General Manager, State Bank of India, Poddar Complex, Jubha Sahani Park, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India, Regional Business Office, Darbhanga (Laheriasarai). 5. The Chief Manager, State Bank of India, Main Branch, Madhubani. ….Respondents-Respondents. ----------- 03- 25.8.2011 Heard Mr. H.K. Thakur for the appellant, and learned counsel for the respondent Bank. This appeal under Clause X of the Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at Patna has been preferred by the petitioner of C.W.J.C. No.12943 of 2006, and raises a grievance with respect to the order dated 4.5.2010, whereby the writ petition has been dismissed, and the Bank’s decision to deny the benefit of appointment on compassionate ground, has been upheld. 2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. It appears that the appellant’s father was an employee in the respondent Bank, and perhaps died in harness. The 2 appellant thereafter submitted his application for appointment on compassionate ground which was rejected on the ground that the family has enough means to support the same. Aggrieved by the Bank’s order, the appellant preferred the aforesaid C.W.J.C. No.12943 of 2006, which has been rejected. The learned Single Judge has gone into the question of financial capability of the family and has come to the conclusion that it is not in impecunious circumstances, and has enough means to support themselves. Furthermore, more than ten years have elapsed since the death of the employee. 3. Law is well settled that all public employment in this country is a national wealth and every citizen should have unrestricted access to the same which is possible only if the vacancies are given wide publicity so that every eligible person has the opportunity to apply for consideration in accordance with law. The Courts have generally set their faces against appointment on compassionate ground which militates against the constitutional position, which is also based on descent. However, courts have approved of appointment on compassionate ground where it is permissible under the Rules or the policy decision or the administrative instructions of the employer. Law is equally well settled that 3 appointment on compassionate ground is meant to provide immediate relief to the family of the deceased employee. It will be deemed in law to have been taken care of if the appointment is not made within a reasonable time. In the present case the employee died more than ten years ago, apart from the position that the family is possessed of resources to support itself. In that view of the matter, we agree with the order of the learned Single Judge. 4. This appeal is dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.) S.K.Pathak/