IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.856 of 2011 (Arising out of order dated 1.4.2011 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 3049 of 2007) Brajendra Kumar Yadav, son of Late Sattan Yadav, resident of village- Gangta More, P.S. Gangta More, District-Munger …………Appellant Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Road Construction Department, New Secretariat Patna. 3. Commissioner, Road Construction Department, Bhagalpur Division, Patna. 4. Secretary to Commissioner, Road Construction Department, Bhagalpur Division, Bhagalpur. 5. Superintendent Engineer, Road Construction Department, East Bihar Circle, Bhagalpur. 6. Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Munger. 7. Sub Divisional Engineer, Road Construction Department, Haweli Kharagpur, Munger. …………………………………..Respondents ----------- 3. 14.9.2011 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned counsel for the State. The concerned employee died in harness in November, 1986. The petitioner/appellant claims to be adopted son of that employee and in that capacity he preferred a claim for compassionate appointment which was rejected long back in the year 1990. The Writ Court has dismissed the writ petition on the ground of delay and latches. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the authorities were kind enough to consider the earlier decision of 1990 in the year 2006 but ultimately the claim was not accepted and, therefore, writ petition was filed in the year 2007 i.e. after 21 years of death of the concerned employee. 2 Had it been some other matter, we would have considered various submissions seriously but since the matter relates to compassionate appointment and more than 25 years have elapsed, the claim cannot be allowed. Hence, the appeal is dismissed. Mkc/ (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Shivaji Pandey, J.)