1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.829 OF 2010. Jarina Bano D/o Karim Khan ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent. ... Mr.V.P.Golewar, advocate for the petitioner. Mr.S.K.Tambe, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for the State. ... CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,JJ. Date : 19.03.2010. PER COURT 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, by which the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ directing the Respondent to consider and decide the 2 representations of the petitioner dated 15.12.2008, 12.3.2009 and 24.11.2009 and to appoint the brother of the petitioner on compassionate ground. 2. The mother of the petitioner died in the year 1995 while in service with the Respondent as a class IV employee. The petitioner submitted an application in the year 1998 for her appointment on compassionate ground. According to the petitioner, the name of the petitioner was entered in the list maintained by the Respondent but the petitioner was not given any employment. It also appears that from 1998, no efforts had been taken by the petitioner for securing employment on compassionate ground. The petitioner got married in 2006 and for the first time in 2008, submitted the representation to the Collector for appointing the brother of the petitioner instead of the petitioner. 3. The mother of the petitioner expired in the year 1995 that is about 15 years prior. The purpose of compassionate appointment is to ensure 3 that the family of the deceased employee gets immediate source of sustenance and are not required to face hardship. The compassionate appointment can not be claimed as of right much less as a bounty. The petitioner has existed for the last more than 15 years without any hardship and, therefore, according to us, the petitioner has no right to claim appointment on compassionate ground. 4. Resultantly, there is no merit in the petition. The petition is dismissed with no order as to costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) (P.V.HARDAS,J.) asp/office/wp200310