IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14442 of 2006 SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH, son of late Ramashish Singh, resident of village Nawada, P.O. Muhamadpur, P.S.Barh, District Patna----------------------------------petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The Director General cum Inspector General of Police, Bihar, Patna 3.The Deputy Inspector General of Police,Old Secretariat Building, Patna, Social and Welfare Department (Administration), Bihar, Patna 4.The Superintendent of Police, Rohtas 5.The Deputy Superintendent of Police cum Sergeant Major, Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 6.The Sergeant Major, Rohtas (Sasaram)----------respondents ----------- For the petitioner :Mr.Ranjan Kr.Singh, Advocate For the State :Mr.Binay Kr.Pandey,AC to SC 7 ---- 2. 11.5.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner seeks direction upon the respondents to appoint the petitioner on compassionate ground. It appears from the averments made in the writ petition as stated in the counter affidavit also that after the death of his father in harness on 5.6.1995 the petitioner applied for compassionate appointment on 24.7.1995, but the same was rejected on 4.11.1995 for the reason that he was found short in height. It appears that after the said rejection in the year 1995 the petitioner has filed the writ petition on 27.11.2006. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had filed several representations before the authorities. The filing of repeated representations is no excuse for the gross delay in approaching this Court particularly in the matter of compassionate appointment. Compassionate appointment is meant for relieving the immediate financial hardship caused to the family of the deceased Government employee. If the petitioner is able to survive for a long number of years then that itself is a sufficient ground for refusing compassionate appointment thereafter. In this case the petitioner did not immediately challenge the order rejecting his claim passed in the year 1995 and has approached this Court after more than 11 years. In view of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Umesh Kumar Nagpal vs. State of Haryana and others : (1994) 4 SCC 138, no such relief can be granted after a lapse of so many years. The writ application is, accordingly, dismissed. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Spal/