IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3682 of 2006 Chandan Kumar Singh, son of Late Arun Kumar Singh, Resident of Village-Raghopur, P.S. Jurawanpur, District-Vaishali ……… Petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India through Director General of Police, Directorate General, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Office, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-3. 2. Inspector General of Police, Special Sector, Central Reserve Police Force, Old Secretariat Building, Delhi-54. 3. Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police, Group Centre, Central Reserve Police Force, Nimach, District-Nimach (M.P.) 4. Commandant 65 Battalion, Central Reserve Police Force, Babana, Delhi-39. ……… Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, Advocate For Union of India: Mr. Sanjay Kumar,CGC ---------- 5. 26.02.2009 The petitioner seeks compassionate appointment on the death of his father on the post of Sipahi/G.D. in Central Reserve Police Force since his father was killed on duty by extremists on 15.8.2000 while he was in service of the CRPF. In the counter affidavit the stand taken is that the application of the petitioner was forwarded to the higher authorities who informed the petitioner to appear for direct recruitment of CT/GD but the petitioner never appeared in the same. It is further stated in the counter affidavit that under the Standing Order No. 5/01 provision has been made that maximum efforts should be made to recruit wards of those who died on duty during general recruitment held twice a year so that the number of individuals applying against the quota for compassionate appointment is reduced and the said recruitment will be on merit as per the existing instructions and only thereafter the remaining cases can be considered on the basis of suitability. It is - 2 - stated that thereafter the petitioner was informed to appear before the Recruitment Board when direct recruitment for the post of CT/GD is announced, but he has not followed the said direction. In the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction that if the petitioner appears for general recruitment in terms of the aforesaid endorsement dated 2.6.2005 before the Recruitment Board then his case shall be considered in accordance with Standing Order No. 5/2001 referred to in the counter affidavit. S.Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)