1 CGHC010191432020 2026:CGHC:37401 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3686 of 2020 1 - Smt. Kheminbai Verma W/o Late Dhalchand Verma, Aged About 40 Years R/o Village - Rewagahan Tehsil - Dongargarh District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh., District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Director Panchatyat And Rural Development Department District - Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Dongargarh District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh., District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Basant Dewangan, Advocate For Respondent(s) /State : Mr. Rahul Tamaskar, G.A. HARNEET KAUR Digitally signed by HARNEET KAUR Date: 2026.08.21 11:25:02 +0530 2 SB – Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order on Board 20/08/2026 1. By way of this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioner is seeking for direction to the respondent authorities to grant compassionate appointment to her in lieu of the death of her husband, who died in harness on 10/07/2009, working as a Secretary, Panchayat. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner’s husband namely Dhalchand Verma was posted as Secretary Panchayat under the respondent department and he died in harness on 10/07/2009, thereafter, petitioner submitter her application before the respondents for grant of compassionate appointment, however, it has not been considered and decided till date. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents/State submits that petitioner’s husband died on 10/07/2009 and this writ petition has been filed on 18/08/2020, therefore, it suffers from delay and latches. Moreover, petitioner’s husband was not a Government servant, therefore, compassionate appointment cannot be granted to the petitioner. As such, this writ petition is liable to be dismissed. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3 5. From a careful perusal of the record, it appears that petitioner’s husband died in harness on 10/07/2009 while working on the post of Secretary Panchayat, therefore, he was not a Government servant and thus, petitioner is not entitled for grant of compassionate appointment. Moreover, more than fifteen years have elapsed since the death of petitioner's husband. At this distant point of time, the very object and purpose of compassionate appointment, which is to provide immediate financial assistance to the family of the deceased employee in the event of sudden financial distress, would stand defeated. Therefore, no useful purpose would be served by issuing any direction to the respondents for consideration of application filed by the petitioner seeking grant of compassionate appointment. I do not find any merit in this writ petition. 6. Accordingly, this writ petition stands dismissed leaving the parties to bear their own cost(s). Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) JUDGE Harneet