WP(C) 5350/2010 2011BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA.. Heard Mr. A.C. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms R . Deka, learned Standing Counsel, P.W.D. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a directio n to the respondents to appoint her on compassionate ground. The prayer so made is on account of death of her father while in service on 26.8.1997. Thus, near ly 13 years have passed since her father died. In the counter affidavit filed by the respondents, it has been stated th at it is the mother of the petitioner, who had also filed an application on 29.1 2.1997 for consideration of her daughter i.e. the petitioner, but the said praye r could not be considered as there is no vacant post. In the affidavit, It has b een pointed out that the mother of the petitioner, who made the application for her daughter, is a service holder being Headmistress in a Government Primary Sch ool. It has also been stated that the petitioner’s family has been provided with family pension. Referring to the particular scheme of 1993, which provides that 5% of th e vacancies may be filled up by compassionate appointment. It has been stated th at the vacancy position did not permit consideration of the case of the petition er. In paragraph 8 of the affidavit, it has been stated that after the initial a pplication of 1997, it was on 6.12.2005, after a gap of 8 years, the petitioner made another application. Thereafter, a fresh proposal was made. It has been emp hasized that the compassionate appointment is provided only to mitigate the imme diate hardships of the family which may face on expiry of the sole bread earner. Needless to say that there cannot be endless compassion in the matter of compassionate appointment. Needless also to say that the compassionate appointm ent is not a source of recruitment. Almost 14 years having been elapsed since t he death of the father of the petitioner, there is no question of giving further consideration to her case. In view of the above, no relief can be granted to the petitioner and con sequently, the writ petition is dismissed.