IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5394 of 2011 Ramchandra Kumar, son of Late Bilo Mandal, resident of village Jhalari, P.S. Rupauli, District Purnea………………………………………….Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary- cum-Commissioner, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Birpur, Supaul. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Purnea. 4. The Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, Murliganj, Madhepura. 5. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Irrigation Sub - Division, Murliganj, Madhepura…......................Respondents ----------- 2 28.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Admittedly, father of the petitioner died on 27.02.2002. The only application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment available on record is Annexure-3 which is dated 21.08.2010. There is apparent delay of more than eight years in filing the application for compassionate appointment. A pleading has been made in the writ application that the petitioner had earlier tendered his application in 2007 for compassionate appointment which was not received. It 2 is also pleaded that the petitioner was minor on the date of death of his father and after attaining majority, he again applied. Even if May,2007 be taken as first date of request of the petitioner for compassionate appointment, that is also beyond five years from the date of death of his father. Thus, it is apparent that petitioner started making an attempt for compassionate appointment belatedly. This Court does not find any merit in this application. The same is dismissed. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)