IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 6796 of 2004 Shri Kulkarni Ganesh Bhaskar ..Petitioner vs. 1. The Senior Post Master and others ..Respondents Shri I.M.Khairdi for petitioner Smt.S.S.Bhende, A.G.P. for respondent no.3 CORAM: A.P.SHAH AND CORAM: A.P.SHAH AND CORAM: A.P.SHAH AND S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ 8th OCTOBER, 2004 8th OCTOBER, 2004 8th OCTOBER, 2004 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Advocates. 2. The petitioner’s father was employeed in post office Barshi and he took voluntary retirment in 1993. The claim for compassionate appointment has been made for the first time in 2000 and the present petition is filed in 2004. It is well settled that object of making appointment on compassionate grounds is to rehabilitate the family in distress of the deceased employee who dies in harness. The belated claim which is made after 11 years is clearly not maintainable. 3. The petition is dismissed.