[2025:RJ-JP:7850] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3119/2006 Ankur Agnihotri S/o Late Shri Avdhesh Kumar Agnihotri, House No. C-97, Parivahan Nagar, Khatipura, Jaipur. ----Petitioner Versus 1. The Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Through Managing Director Cum Chairman, Jaipur. 2. The Executive Director, Admn. Raj. State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur. 3. The Executive Director Traffic, Raj. State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : None present For Respondent(s) : Ms. Manjeet Kaur HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN Judgment 13/02/2025 1. The instant petition is filed with the following prayers:- “i) By an appropriate writ, order or direc- tion the impugned order dated 2/9/2003 may kindly be modified and the respondents may kindly be directed to appoint the peti- tioner on the post of LDC. (ii) by an appropriate writ, order or direc- tion in case the respondents are not inter- ested to appoint the petitioner as LDC the re- spondents may kindly be directed to pay lump sum amount in view of order dated 3/2/2004. (iii) by an appropriate writ, order or direc- tion the respondents may kindly be directed to keep vacant one post of LDC during pen- dency of the writ petition. (iv) the cost of writ petition may kindly be awarded to petitioner; (v) any other order which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit just and proper may kindly be passed in favour of petitioner.” 2. None present on behalf of the petitioner. [2025:RJ-JP:7850] (2 of 2) [CW-3119/2006] 3. Upon a perusal of the record, it is noted that the death of the family member, against whom compassionate appointment is sought, occurred on 05.01.2003. Thereafter, the instant petition was filed seeking compassionate appointment in the Year 2006. On directions of the Court, the matter has come up on board for hearing 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 22 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 Anil Sharma/163