IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2141 of 2011 KUSUM DEVI wife of late Ramashish Ram, resident of village Mow, P.S. Tekari, District-Gaya….. Petitioner Versus 1.MADHYA BIHAR GRAMIN BANK , Head Office Meena Plaja, South of Museum through its Chairman. 2. Magadh Gramin Bank, Main Office, Katari Hill Road, Gaya through its General Manager. 3. Branch Manager, Gramin Bank, Kaspa Branch, P.S. Tekari, District-Gaya. ---------- Respondents ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Arun Kumar Singh No.2,Advocate Mr. Braj Nandan Prasad Singh, Advocate For respondent Bank: Mr. Mahesh Narayan Parbat, Advoate ------------- 2. 4.2.2011 Learned counsel for the respondent Gramin Bank raises a preliminary objection that the petitioner is challenging the order dated 9.6.2005, by which the decision of the Board of Directors dated 20.11.2004 was communicated to the petitioner, after more than five years. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner being a poor lady living with her 65 years old father-in-law, who is the only adult member in the family, the said ground should not be permitted to be taken in her case. The whole purpose of giving appointment on compassionate ground is to meet the immediate financial hardship caused to the dependent of a deceased employee on account of his sudden death. If the petitioner has not challenged the impugned order for a period of 5 ½ years since the date of - 2 - its communication, this Court in its writ jurisdiction does not consider it an appropriate case for considering the matter. The very fact of delay in filing the writ application goes to show that the petitioner is not really in need of compassionate appointment. The writ application is, accordingly, dismissed. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J. )