[2025:RJ-JP:12040] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3450/2014 Kalu Ram S/o Late Sh. Sanna Ram Harijan, 667, Harijan Mohalla, Gram Post Hindoli, District Bundi. ----Petitioner Versus 1. The State Bank Bikaner And Jaipur Through General Manager, Principal Head Office State Bank Of Bika 2. Assistant General Manager, Regional Branch, State Bank Bikaner And Jaipur B-31, Industrial Area Kot 3. Branch Manager, State Bank Of Bikaner And Jaipur, Hindoli, Branch, Bundi. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr.Govind Gupta for Mr.MF Baig For Respondent(s) : Mr.Alok Gar with Ms.Sonal Singh HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN Judgment 17/03/2025 1. The instant petition is filed with the following prayers:- “i) By appropriate writ, order or direction the Impugned Order dt.07.08.13 may kindly be quashed & set-aside and the Respondents be directed to issue appointment orders of the Petitioner on the post of Sweeper ( सफाई कररचारी) on compassionate ground and directed to pay his due salary for the period w.e.f. 01.01.2013 to 07.08.2013 and set-aside the oral termination order made on 07.08.2013. (ii) By appropriate writ, order or direction the Impugned Order dt.07.08.2013 may kindly be quashed & set-aside and the Respondents be directed to pay equal pay for equal work to the Petitioner which is payable to a working Bank employee as VI-Class.” 2. Heard and considered. 3. Upon a perusal of the record, it is noted that the death of the family member, against whom compassionate appointment [2025:RJ-JP:12040] (2 of 2) [CW-3450/2014] is sought, occurred on 18.06.2005. Thereafter, the instant petition was filed seeking compassionate appointment in the Year 2014. The petition has come up on board for hearing for the first time today i.e. in the Year 2025. Ever since the filing of the instant petition, no active steps were taken by the petitioner for the early listing of the matter. 4. As on date, over 10 years have lapsed since the demise of the earning family member, against whom compassionate employment is sought. If compassionate appointment is made now, the same shall be against the object and purpose for which the appointment on compassionate grounds is provided. The whole object of granting compassionate employment is to enable the family to tide over the sudden crisis caused by the instant death of the earning family member. The object is not to give such family a post, much less a post held by the deceased family member. In this regard, reliance can be placed upon the dictum of the Hon’ble Apex Court as enunciated in Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. and Ors. vs. Anusree K.B. reported in AIR 2022 SC 4766. 5. As a result, in light of the foregoing observations, the instant petition is dismissed. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. (SAMEER JAIN),J Preeti Asopa /310