THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 13742 OF 2006 O R D E R: The petitioner was employed as Rakshak in the Railway Protection Force on 10.10.1969. Subsequently, he was promoted as Head Constable. He remained absent from 27.5.1982 to 13.11.1982, unauthorisedly. Therefore, a charge sheet was issued on 21.12.1982, and through an order dated 2.8.1983, the 1st respondent removed the petitioner from service. Appeal preferred by the petitioner was also rejected. On 7.9.2000, the petitioner submitted a representation to the 1st respondent, with a prayer to grant compassionate allowance. The application was rejected by the 1st respondent, on the ground of delay. In an appeal preferred to the 2nd respondent, an order was passed on 24.10.2003, sanctioning compassionate allowance, not exceeding 1/3rd of his pension, from the date of order. The grievance of the petitioner is that the benefit ought to have been extended from the date of removal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The removal of the petitioner was on disciplinary grounds and on the basis of a finding that the petitioner resorted to acts of misconduct. Extension of the benefit of compassionate allowance to removal or dismissal employees itself, is a very rare phenomenon. The petitioner submitted his application, 18 years after he was removed from service. While the 1st respondent dismissed the application on the ground of delay, the 2nd respondent had shown indulgence, and extended the benefit. The petitioner is not able to point out any provision of law, which enables him to get the benefit, with retrospective effect. At any rate, the petitioner cannot claim the benefit, when he himself woke up after 18 years to claim it. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ 4th August 2008 PAN