WP(C) 2271/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.K.MUSAHARY Heard Mr. S. Bora , learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. M.R.Pathak, learned S.C, Education Department, Mr. D.Gogoi, learned S.C, Finance Department and Mr. K,Das, learned S.C, B.T.C appearing for official respondents 3,5 and 6. This is a hard case inasmuch as the petitioner lost her father as far ba ck as on 4.9.94 while he was serving as Assistant Teacher and died in harness. A fter his death, his wife applied for appointment on compassionate ground. After some years , when her request was not exceeded to , she surrendered her claim in favour of the present petitioner, who is her daughter. Accordingly, she is now claiming appointment on compassionate ground. The petitioner initiated several l itigations before this court but she could not be provided with any appointment on compassionate ground. By now, a period of more than 17 years has elapsed and I am afraid that the request for appointment on compassionate ground can be gran ted at this belated stage. The purpose of providing appointment on compassionate ground does not exist and as per several decisions rendered by the Hon’ble Ap ex Court, the request for appointment on compassionate ground at this belated st age cannot be accepted. In this regard, I would like to refer to a decision of t his court in Foziran Nessa and others Vs. State of Assam and others, reported in 2010 (4) GLT 340 wherein several decisions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court have be en referred. In view of the above, I find no merit in this petition and accordingly i t is dismissed.