IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.14676 of 2006 Date of decision: 18.8.2008 Vikas Sachdeva. -----Petitioner. Punjab National Bank & Others. -----Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present:- Mr. O.P. Hoshiarpuri, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Pankaj Katia, Advocate for respondents. ---- ORDER: This petition seeks quashing of letter dated 11.10.2005, whereby claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment was rejected, inter-alia, on the ground that the petitioner was getting monthly family pension. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that terminal benefits in respect of services of the deceased were spent on paying off borrowings. Mother of the petitioner has predeceased his father. Debts have been incurred on account of medical expenses and father of the petitioner had entered into an agreement to sell the house. C.W.P. No.14676 of 2006 Learned counsel for the respondents refers to a judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in State Bank of India & another v. Somvir Singh 2007(3) JT 399, wherein it has been observed that this Court will not undertake exercise to decide as to what would be the reasonable income sufficient for the survival of the family and whether the family was left in penury or without any means of livelihood. It has not been disputed that the petitioner is getting the family pension. No doubt, the petitioner cannot be held to be well off, but the Bank having considered and reconsidered the matter, merely because the financial position of the petitioner is not good on account of borrowings or otherwise, we are unable to interfere under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a direction for compassionate appointment. The petition is dismissed. ( ADARSH KUMAR GOEL ) JUDGE August 18, 2008 ( RAKESH KUMAR GARG ) ashwani JUDGE 2