IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1237 of 2007 Madhusudan Kumar Yadav, son of Late Nand Lal Yadav, resident of village and P.O. Jirwa, P.S. Shankarpur, District- Madhepura ………. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Director of Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3.The District Magistrate-cum-Chairman of Compassionate Committee, Saharsa 4.The District Magistrate-cum-Chairman of Compassionate Committee, Madhepura 5.The District Superintendent of Education, Saharsa 6.The District Superintendent of Education, Madhepura 7.The Head Master, Middle School, Shankarpur, P.S. Singheshwar, at present Shankarpur, District- Madhepura ………… Respondents. ----------- 2. 16/07/2010 Petitioner’s father died in harness on 17.10.1981. Widow of the deceased employee applied for compassionate appointment some time in 1983. At that time, petitioner was admittedly minor. Application of the mother of the petitioner remained pending for consideration. After attaining majority, petitioner applied for compassionate appointment in 2005. The same has been rejected by the respondents on the ground of delay. This Court does not find any error in the decision of the District Compassionate Committee in rejecting the application of the petitioner filed almost 24 years after the death of his father. Matter would have been 2 different if the widow of the deceased would have agitated her claim before the respondents for consideration of her application which she had filed promptly and within time. But here the petitioner is agitating his claim on the basis of application filed in 2005, i.e. almost 24 years after the death of his father. Therefore, this Court does not find any merit in this application and the same is accordingly dismissed. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh, J.)