WP(C) 2601/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. K.SHARMA Heard Mr. B.D. Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms . R. Chokraborty, learned Addl. Sr. Govt. Advocate. By means of this writ petition filed on 10.07.09, the petitioner seeks f or appointment on compassionate ground on the ground that his father while was s erving as Inspector of Statistics in the office of the Deputy Director, Economic s and Statistics, died on 07.09.94. Thus, the writ petition has been filed after long 15 years of expiry of the father of the petitioner with the aforesaid pray er for compassionate appointment. The petitioner has also challenged the adverti sement dated 01.06.09 by which applications had been invited for filling up 18 p osts of Field Assistant under the Directorate of Economics and Statistics. Accor ding to the petitioner, he is entitled to get one of the said posts on compassio nate ground. Apart from the fact that compassionate appointment is not a source of re cruitment, the petitioner also cannot have any choice of post for compassionate appointment. As per the own declaration made by the petitioner, he was a minor at the time of expiry of his father. As has been held by the Apex Court in the c ase of Sanjay Kumar vs. State of Bihar reported in (2000) 7 SCC 192, there canno t be reservation for appointment for a minor on compassionate ground till such time he becomes a major. Needless to say that compassionate appointment is provi ded to render immediate assistance to the family in distress and there cannot be any endless compassion. In the instant case, about 17 years have gone since expiry of the father of the petitioner. Thus, there is no question for consideration of the case of the peti tioner for compassionate appointment at this distant date. In view of the above, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. Accordingly th e writ petition is dismissed.