IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 10568 OF 2007 DATE OF DECISION: February 20, 2008 Parties Name Kaushalya Devi ..PETITIONER VERSUS State of Haryana and others ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH PRESENT: Mr. Sandeep Kotla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. M.S.Sindhu, D.A.G., Haryana, for the respondents. JASBIR SINGH, J. (oral) Order. This writ petition has been filed to lay challenge to order dated May 18, 2007 ( P-7), vide which petitioner's request, to get appointment in service on compassionate basis, was declined. It is apparent from the records that father of the petitioner died in harness on August 28, 1989. When notice of motion was issued, following contention of counsel for the petitioner was noticed: “Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is entitled to the financial assistance in terms of the latest policy of the State Government with regard to Compassionate Financial Assistance to the Dependents of a deceased employee.” We are of the view that as on today, no relief can be granted to CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 10568 OF 2007 -2- the petitioner as per the rules known as the Haryana Compassionate Appointment to the Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006. Their Lordships of the Supreme Court in Abhishek Kumar v. State of Haryana and others, 2007(3) R.S.J. 121, has held that ex gratia benefits can be given to the dependents of deceased Government employee as per policy, which was in existence at the time of death. Otherwise also, father of the petitioner died in the year 1989, and this writ petition has been filed in the year 2007, i.e., after a lapse of more than 18 years. The purpose of the policy, to grant ex gratia benefits, is to bring out the family of the deceased Government employee out of the immediate financial crisis. That appears to be over. No case is made out for interference. Dismissed. ( Jasbir Singh ) Judge ( Jaswant Singh) February 20, 2008. Judge DKC