Lalti Devi and Anr. v. the State of Bihar and Ors.
Compassionate appointment – Bihar Road Construction Department
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9817 of 2012, decided 22-01-2024 by Rajesh Kumar Verma, J (oral judgment, NAFR). Petitioners Lalti Devi (widow) and Mahendra Ram (son) challenged rejection of compassionate appointment consequent on death of Kanhaiya Ram, Chawkidar, Road Division, Road Construction Department, Chapra, on 06.12.2002; application made in 2011 after son attained majority was rejected as barred by the five-year limitation under Bihar PAR Department Memo no. 13293 dated 05.10.1991 and notification no. 2822 dated 27.04.1995; Court upheld the rejection and dismissed the writ petition. Keywords: compassionate appointment, five-year limitation, delay, minor applicant, District Compassionate Appointment Committee, Government Circular.
What did the court decide?
The District Compassionate Appointment Committee rightly rejected the petitioners' claim for compassionate appointment, as the application was made beyond the five-year limitation period prescribed by the Government Circulars (Memo no. 13293 dated 05.10.1991 and notification no. 2822 dated 27.04.1995); accordingly, there being no merit in the writ petition, it stands dismissed.