WPA/27885/2026 of BRIJ MOHAN SINGH Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. on 14 October 2026

1. Let affidavit-of-service, as filed in Court, be kept on record.

2. The petitioner is aggrieved that his application for appointment on compassionate ground, on the death of his father, has been kept pending since 2015. The petitioner’s application was duly considered by a three-member Committee and the petitioner was found to be eligible for such appointment. In fact, the recommendation was also made by the authorities sometime in 2018 to approve appointment of the petitioner on compassionate ground.

3. On February 27, 2019, the eligibility of the candidate was duly approved for appointment in a Group-D post, under the exempted category in terms of Notification No. 251-Emp. dated December 3, 2013 and 26-Emp. dated March 1, 2016. In spite of this finding by the authorities successively and approval

thereof, the petitioner has not been appointed till date.

4. The entire purpose of appointment on compassionate ground is to enable the family of a deceased employee to come out of the condition of financial penury and extend assistance to such family.

5. The delay in appointment of the petitioner is without any reason.

6. In view thereof, the Additional Chief Secretary, Government of West Bengal, Home and Hill Affairs Department, is directed to provide the requisite letter of appointment to the petitioner in terms of the approval dated November 27, 2019, within a period of six weeks from date. The petitioner will be assigned to the requisite duty by the concerned authority upon receipt of such appointment.

7. With the aforestated directions, the writ petition is disposed of.

8. There will be no order as to costs.

9. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon usual undertakings.

(Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)