IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 979 OF 2011 (S/S) Girish Chandra Kapri …..Petitioner. Versus Union of India and others. ………Respondents. Present: Ms. Pushpa Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vikas Pande, Standing Counsel for the Union of India. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.(Oral) Heard Ms. Pushpa Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Vikas Pande, Standing Counsel for the Union of India. The father of the petitioner who was serving in the Government of India died in harness in the year 1985. According to the petitioner, he could not apply at the relevant time he was minor and he became major in the year 2001. Since the appointment on compassionate ground was not being given to the petitioner, this writ petition has been filed by the petitioner. This writ petition is liable to be dismissed at the very threshold for the following reasons: The basic purpose for making an appointment on compassionate ground is that the family who has lost its only breadwinner needs support so that the family may be able to over come the immediate hardship. Apparently there is no hardship now which was there in the year 1985 as much water has already flown during this period. Moreover, at that time the petitioner could not have been appointed as admittedly he was a minor. Further, though he became major in the year 2001 and, appointment was not given to the petitioner, yet he did not challenge the same immediately and has filed the present writ petition after a period of ten years. This 2 again is an inordinate delay. A delay which further proves that all this while there was no hardship. Based on the aforesaid facts, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed and is hereby dismissed. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 2.8.2011 Rathour