Mnkcsh Kuniar Mishra, S/o late Shri Kunj Bihari ‘Mishrav agsd about 26 yeaxs, residcncs of Lalbag, Shrivastava Colony, near Railway Chowki, Chhindawada, Distt. Chhimiwada (MP) APPELLANT Versus RESPONDENTS 1. Tha S e of Chhattisgarh through the See ,- F‘omst Department, D,K.S. Building Raipur(CG) The ‘ CanSexvator of Forest, RaipuraDistt. Raipur( 'G) Divisio Fomst O$ce1y Forest Division, Rajnan on, Distt. Rajnandgaon (CG) Sub D' ‘sional Of&cer, ’Forest, Baghnadi Range, jnandgaon, Distt. Rajnandgaon (CG) OL 1)'’ WET APPEAL UKDER HXGH CQURT APPEAL D3: HON’BLE §HR1 _DHIRENDRA MISHRA AND HQE’BLE SHRI DILIP RAQSAHEB DESHMUKH, JJ f 28-1 1-200$ t t m r C f n d 'a a GN ’2 1 OF THE CHEATTI§GAR DIVISION BENCH ACT 2006 ‘ Shri Sunii Sahu, Advocaie, for the appeliant. Shri Sumesh Bajaj, Govt. Advocate, for the respondents. 2. Heard on LA, 1, applica :ion for condonation o delay 'in filing this appeai as the same has been preferred with delay of 25 days. 3. On due consideration of the application, which is also supported by amdavit of the appellant, we are satisfied that the appellant has su$cient cause ior 25 days’ delay in filing the appeal. New _ \x" \ »,..,’_ SE I H f WWI§WW aawm 4. Accordingly, the application is allowed. Delay in flling the apsal is condoned. 5. Also heani on admissaon. 6.» The appeiiant’s petmon for direction to the Iespondents to consider his case for compa ssionate appointment has been dismissed by the impugned order on the ground that the deceased employee died on 1 12 1992 When=as the application for compassmnate appomtment was nled by die appellant on 5 lg 2000 after attaining majority. '7. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the respondent's rejected the prayer for compassionate appointment on the ground that the father of the appellant died before formation of the State of Chhattisgarh,‘whereas the petition has been dismissed on the ground that the same was preferred with inordinate delay and the compassionate appointment scheme is to give immediate relief to the family members of the deceased to tide over the sudden financial crises befallen on the dependents on account of the untimely demise of its sole earning member. 8. After goingthough the impugned order, we are of the opinion that the same has been pas sed keeping in View the settled principles of law that public employment should be open to all eligible icandldates and appomtment on compassionate ground is an [aleW x p EW,W.W sxcepfion to the above prir .cipies, however the same is provided to the unfortunate dependant of the deceased employee who dies in harness to provide succor sudden financial cn'scs. in compassionate appointmen was preferred after a lapse of 8 years. it has been lightly heid th t the appellant was not entitied for compassionate appointmen after such a long period only on the ground that he applied for 9. The appeal being witl and the same is accordingly Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge to the family members to over come the e instant‘case, since the application for pointment after attaining majority. rout substance, is liable to be dismissed dismissed. ‘\ Sdl heb ‘ DeShm“kh r Dali? “3°53 Judge [113% W . ..w. gwlma W 200 W WWW WWWW 1%‘2?W é; 31W am