HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7669/2014 Nandu Singh, S/o Late Shri Prabhu Singh aged about 32 years, R/o Village Titanwar, Tehsil Udaipurwati, District Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan ----Petitioner Versus 1. The Managing Director, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Head Quarter, Jaipur, Rajasthan 2. The Divisional Manager, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Sikar Division, Sikar, Rajasthan 3. The Chief Manager, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Jhunjhunu Depot, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. H.R. Kumawat, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ajeet Maloo, Adv.for Ms. Nikita Sud, Adv. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN Judgment 18/03/2025 1. The instant petition is filed with the following prayers:- “1. By an appropriate writ, order or direction the re- spondents be directed to consider the case of petitioner for appointment on compassionate grounds with all the service benefits and 2. By an appropriate writ order or direction the order dated 24.09.2013 (Annexure-7) passed by the respondents be declared illegal and unconstitutional and the same may kindly be quashed and set aside; and 3. Any order or relief which this Hon’ble court deems fit and proper as per facts and circumstances and as per the judgments of Hon’ble High Court also be passed in favour of the petitioner” 2. Heard and considered. 3. Upon a perusal of the record, it is noted that the death of the petitioner’s father, against whom compassionate appointment is sought, occurred on 29.11.1987. Thereafter, the instant petition (2 of 2) [CW-7669/2014] 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 CHANDAN /64