None appears for the parties when the matter is called out - presumably in terms of the resolution of the High Court Bar Association dated 28.06.2017 for abstaining from Court work.

2. The challenge in the present appeal is to an order dated 27.10.2016 passed in W.P.No.6556/2006(s); whereby, the writ petitioner's claim for compassionate appointment remained unsuccessful.

3. The deceased Raj Bahadur Singh was working on the post of Nandi Rakshak, a contingency paid post. He died on 28.04.2003. The appellant sought compassionate appointment on account of death of his father. By communication dated 22.01.2004, his request was not accepted inter alia on the ground that in terms of policy dated 1.05.2000, a dependant of work charged employee is not entitled for compassionate appointment. Aggrieved of the said communication, the appellant invoked writ jurisdiction of this Court which remained unsuccessful by the impugned order.

4. As rightly observed by learned Single Bench that compassionate appointment is not a vested right which can be exercised at any time, the object being to enable the family to get over sudden financial crises, when it faces at the time of the death of the