ORDER :

A.J. Desai, J.

1. By way of the present appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, the appellant has challenged an oral order dated 27.08.2021 passed by the learned Single Judge in Special Civil Application No.11690 of 2021 by which the learned Single Judge has refused to entertain the captioned petition filed by the present appellant for appointment on compassionate ground since the petition was filed after a period of 21 years.

2. It is an undisputed fact that the father of the present appellant, who was working as a driver with the Armed Section, Police Department, Junagadh District passed away on 09.04.2000. The mother of the appellant herein did make an application dated 26.04.2000 for appointment of the present appellant on compassionate ground to the concerned authority and requested the respondent authority that when the appellant attains the age of majority, he may be given job on compassionate ground in place of her husband. After attaining majority, the appellant moved an application for compassionate appointment in response to which the respondent authority intimated the appellant to submit requisite documents i.e. marksheet of 12th Std. alongwith necessary docu