IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14676 of 2006 Acche Mani, son of late Shyam Kishore Sharma, resident of Village Babhanpura, P.S. Phulwarisharif, Dist. Patna. -------- Petitioner Versus 1. General Manager, Punjab National Bank, 7, Bhikajikam Palace, Africa Avenue, New Delhi. 2. Regional Manager, Personal Section, Regional Office, Patna B, R Block, Golambar, Patna. 3. Senior Manager, Punjab National Bank, Regional Office, Patna. 4. Chief (Personal) Personal Division, Punjab National Bank, Head Office,7 Bhikajigama Palace Africa Avenue, New Delhi. 5. Branch Manager, Punjab National Bank, Munger. ---------- Respondents ----------- 3 29.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application for quashing the order dated 25.9.2006, whereby and whereunder, the claim for his appointment on compassionate ground had been rejected, seems to be wholly misconceived. The Bank has considered the financial condition of the family and has found that the condition of the family of the deceased employee was not in penury. The Bank has also noticed in the impugned order that there was obvious discrepancy in the declaration of age of the petitioner and as per the original application, the date of birth of the petitioner as declared by him would make his father, the deceased employee 2 aged about fifteen years and his mother aged about nine years, which has been held to be absurd and impossible. Further the Bank has also considered that the claim of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground was wholly belated, inasmuch as, the deceased employee had died on 12.11.1995 and the petitioner’s application could not have been allowed after lapse of eleven years and nine months as on the date of passing of the impugned order. All these reasons disclosed in the impugned order by themselves either independently or collectively would make sufficient ground for rejection of the case of appointment of the petitioner on compassionate ground. This aspect of the matter in fact stands settled in the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Umesh Kumar Nagpal Vs. State of Haryana & Ors. reported in 1994(4)SCC 138, in the case of General Manager (D&PB) & Ors. Vs. Kunti Tiwary & Anr. reported in 2004(7)SCC 271 and in the case of Punjab National Bank & Ors. Vs. Ashwini Kumar Tajeja reported in 2004(7)SCC 265 wherein it has been held that unless the condition of the family 3 of the deceased employee is one of penury, there would be no need to appoint any dependent of the deceased employee of the Bank on compassionate ground. That being so, this application is accordingly dismissed. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)