/^T HIGH COURT OF CHHARTTISGARH AT BILASPUR Coram:- Hon'bSe Shri Dhirendra Mishra & Hon'ble Shri R.N. Chandrakar.JJ Appeliant Petltioner Respondents W.A. No.341/2009 Ashish Kumar Dewangan, S/o Late Shri Bhagwat Prasad Dewangan, aged about 23 years, R/o Village TJkari, Post Arjunda, Tah. Gunderdehi, District Durg (CG) Versus 1. The State of Chhattisgarh Through: The Secretary Department of Agriculture, Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (CG) 2. The Director, Directorate of Agriculture, Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Tah & DJstt. Raipur (CG) 3. Deputy Director, Agriculture, Durg,Tah & Distt. Durg (CG) 4. The Collector Durg, Dlstrict Durg (CG) IVIemorandum of wrst appeal under Rule 2(1) of the Chhattisaarh Hiah Court (Appeal to Division Bench) Act, 2006 20/11/2009 Shri Jitendra Gupta, counsel forthe appellant. Shri UNS. Deo, G.A. forthe State. This writ appeal is directed against the impugned order dated 24.08.2009 passed in W.P.(S). No.6354/2006, whereby the writ petition fited by the petitioner for direction to provide him compassionate appointment has been dlsmissed by the iearned single Judge. (2) From perusal of e impugned order, we find that the father of the petitioner died on 16.08.1992, at that time, the petitioner vvas minor. He applied for compassionate appointment on 14.02.2006. Hls earlier writ petition i.e. W.P. No.774/2006 for ^ ^- ^z seeking compassionate appointment was disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a detailed representatlon before the concerned authorities and after rejection of the representation, the instant petition was filed. (3) Learned single Judge, relying upon various judgments of Hon'ble Supreme Court, held that the compassionate appointment is an exception to the general rule and unless it is estabiished by the petitioner that after the demise of the deceased employee, the surviving family members are not in a position to pull any further in the absence of compassionate appointment, then oniy compassionate appointment Is to be rendered. (4) Undisputedly, the father of the petitioner died in the year 1992, whereas the petitioner appiied for compasslonate appointment on 14.02.2006 after attaining majority. The said appilcation has been rejected on the ground that as per circular dated 2.2.2006, a belated application for compassionate appointment after aimost 14 years cannot be entertained. (5) In view of the above, we are of the opinion that the writ petition filed by the petitioner has been dismissed rightiy on the basis of settied principles of law for grant of compassionate appointment. (6) We find no substance in this appeal. The same deserves to be and is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- Sd/- R.N. Chandrakar Dhirendra Mishra Judge Judge Priya