IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4764 of 2009 Mithlesh Kumar, S/o late Moonga Lal Mandal, Resident of Village – Bariyahi, Post – Rahua Mani, P.S. Bangaon, District – Saharsa. ………… Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar.. 2. Collector, District Compassionate Appointment Samiti, Madhepura. 3. Civil Surgeon, Madhepura. 4. Director General, Health Services, Bihar, Patna. 5. Commissioner cum Secretary, Health Department, Bihar, Patna. 6. Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Bihar, Patna. 7. Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna. ………… Respondents. ----------- 02/ 05.08.2011 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner’s prayer is for a direction to the respondents to consider his case for compassionate appointment. Petitioner’s father was working as a Boatman at Primary Health Centre, Alam Nagar under Civil Surgeon, Madhepura, who died in harness on 27.12.1980. For the first time petitioner has filed his application for compassionate appointment in the year, 1999. However, petitioner’s case is that in the year, 1981 his mother had filed application for her compassionate appointment, which remain unconsidered. Subsequently, his mother on account of her age and ailment filed application for considering the petitioner’s appointment on the compassionate ground in the year, 1999. 2 I do not find any reason to interfere in such matters of compassionate appointment as the application for compassionate appointment itself has been filed after 19 years of the death of the employee. Compassionate appointment is not a regular source of appointment. The main object behind the compassionate appointment is to give immediate financial help to the family, whose bread earner has died and there is no source of income. Admittedly, petitioner’s family could survive for 19 years. There is no reason for considering his case for compassionate appointment. I do not find any merit in this application, it is dismissed. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)