IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15327 of 2005 MOSMAT MOTI KUER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3. 10.09.2008 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks appointment of her son on compassionate ground on account of death of her husband who was a Choukidar in the year 1982 while still in service. From the various decisions of the Supreme Court and this Court, particularly, the case of Umesh Kumar Nagpal Vs. State of Haryana: (1994) 4 SCC 138 such belated appointment, in this case after 26 years, on compassionate ground cannot be made as the very purpose of the compassionate appointment is to enable the family of the deceased to tide over the immediate financial crisis on account of the death of the sole bread earner. It is settled proposition that compassionate appointment is not granted on account of any succession to a post; it is not for grant of a job for a job as in such a case it would be clear violation of Article 16 of the Constitution of India which prevents any such appointment on the ground of descent. For the above reasons, the writ application must fail and it is accordingly dismissed. S.Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)