IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9483 of 2008 ARJUN KUMAR, S/O LATE SIVADDHAR CHAUDHARY, R/O VILLAGE AAYAR, P.O AAYAR, P.S. AAYAR (JAGDISHPUR) DISTRICT BHOJPUR. ………………………PETITIONER. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2.THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CUM COLLECTOR, BHOJPUR, ARRAH. 3.THE COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CUM CHAIRMAN, COMPASSIONATE COMMITTEE, BHOJPUR COLLECTORATE (ESTABLISHMENT SECTION) ARRAH. ……………………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 03/ 27.04.2011 Heard counsel for the State. Admittedly, when the father of the petitioner had died on 14.04.1990, the petitioner was around 5½ years (his date of birth being 11.11.1985). In that view of the matter, the claim of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground after he became major on 11.11.2003 could not have been entertained, inasmuch as, the petitioner did not qualify for appointment on compassionate ground either on the date of death of his father or within the period of two years which was then the period of limitation for filing an application for appointment on compassionate ground, in view of the circular dated 12.07.1977. This aspect of the matter has been settled by the Division Bench judgment in the case of Anil Kumar Singh vs The State of Bihar & ors, reported in 1993(1) PLJR 414 and Ghanshyam Ram vs The State of Bihar and Ors reported in 1997(2) PLJR 354. That being so, this application is wholly misconceived and is dismissed accordingly. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha,J)