1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No.921 of 2024 ------ Rajendra Singh, son of late Mahanand Singh, resident of Village Tulikel, Post Office Sode, Police Station Rania, District Khunti, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand, through Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Project Building, Dhurwa, Ranchi, Jharkhand. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Khunti, Jharkhand. 3. The Officer In-Charge, General Section Collectoriate of Khunti, at Khunti, Jharkhand. 4. The Sub Divisional Officer, Khunti, Jharkhand. 5. The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Khunti. 6. The Circle Officer, Rania, Khunti, Jharkhand. 7. The Officer-In-Charge, Rania Thana, Khunti, Jharkhand. … … Respondents ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Arshad Hussain, Advocate Mr. Avinash Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent(s): Mr. Shivam Singh, AC to SC-II ------ 04/ 06.01.2025 By filing this writ petition, the petitioner prays for mandamus directing the concerned respondents to provide appointment on compassionate ground to the petitioner. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that his father namely Mahanand Singh died in harness on 27.12.2002, working as Chowkidar under Rania Police Station, Rania, District Khunti. It is his case that he had applied for compassionate appointment but the same as on date has not yet been granted to him in spite of the fact that there was recommendation in his favour. It is his case that there are vacant posts which needs to be filled up by appointing this petitioner on compassionate ground. Thus, he has approached this Court by filing this writ petition. 3. Admitted case from the petition is that the father of the petitioner was working as a Chowkidar under Rania Police Station, Rania, District Khunti. He died in harness wayback on 27.12.2002. Admittedly, there was a recommendation in favour of the petitioner sometime in the year 2010 and there was some correspondences during that period i.e. 2010, but thereafter the petitioner has not 2 been appointed. 4. Appointment on compassionate ground is not a source of recruitment. The same is an exception to the Constitutional provision. The basic purpose of compassionate appointment is to grant immediate relief to the family members of the deceased employee. To overcome the sudden financial crisis of the family, compassionate appointment is granted. The purpose of providing compassionate appointment is to mitigate the hardship due to the sudden death of the bread winner of the family. It is the immediate financial crisis which needs to be addressed by giving compassionate appointment. Due to passage of time, the family overcomes the immediate financial crisis thus, the need of compassionate appointment does not remain after lapse of a considerable period. 5. In this case, I find that the deceased died on 27.12.2002. Twenty two years have lapsed. Due to passage of this long twenty two years, it cannot be said that there is immediate financial crisis in the family. When the family members have overcome the immediate crisis and has sustained themselves for this long twenty two years, there is no occasion to grant compassionate appointment to the petitioner as the very purpose now has been defeated. 6. Considering the aforesaid position, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition. 7. There is no merit in this writ petition and the same is accordingly dismissed. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Prashant.Cp-2