IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14065 of 2010 CHANDAN KUMAR SON OF LATE NATHUN RAM, R/O VILLAGE, PALTUBIGHA, P.O.MAKHDUMPUR, P.S.MAKHDUMPUR, DIST- JEHANABAD…………………………………PETITIONER Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY RAILWAY BOARD, RAIL BHAWAN, NEW DELHI. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER, EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY, HAJIPUR, VAISHALI. 3. THE CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICER, EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY, HAJIPUR, VAISHALI. 4. THE DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER, EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY, HAJIPUR, VAISHALI. 5. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL PERSONAL OFFICER, EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY, HAJIPUR, VAISHALI. 6. THE ASSISTANT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, DANAPUR DIVISION, EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY, DANAPUR. 7. THE SENIOR SECTION ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL), TRAIN LIGHTING, EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY, RAJENDRA NAGAR COACHING COMPLEX, PATNA……………………………………...RESPONDENTS. ----------- For petitioner:- Mr. Dinu Kumar, Adv For respondent:- Mr. Mahesh Prasad, Adv Mr. Anil Singh, Adv. ------------ 02/ 26-Aug-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent, railways. 2. Petitioner is seeking compassionate appointment on the ground that his father died in harness on 30th September 1988. 3. No doubt, some other issues were also raised by the respondent for rejecting the prayer for 2 compassionate appointment but in view of death having taken place 22 years earlier, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the impugned order in exercise of writ jurisdiction. This writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. perwez (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J.)