Patna High Court
Vishal Kumar RamversusThe Union of India
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- PARTHA SARTHY
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with the Court finding merit in the respondents' objection of inordinate delay.
Summary
Vishal Kumar Ram filed a writ petition seeking to set aside a CRPF letter dated 16‑01‑2026 that rejected his compassionate appointment claim and to compel his appointment. The petition alleged the rejection was arbitrary and based on erroneous grounds. The respondents objected, highlighting the inordinate delay: the employee’s death occurred in 2000, the compassionate application was filed in 2018, and the writ was filed only in 2026. The Court found merit in the delay objection and, after the petitioner sought to withdraw, dismissed the application as withdrawn. Consequently, no order for appointment was made.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition is maintainable given the inordinate delay between the death of the employee, the compassionate application, and the filing of the writ.
- Whether the letter dated 16‑01‑2026 rejecting the petitioner’s compassionate appointment can be set aside.
- Whether the court can direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner on compassionate grounds.
Subjects
- compassionate appointment
- writ jurisdiction
- delay
- administrative law
- CRPF
- withdrawal
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4530 of 2026
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Vishal Kumar Ram son of Late Jagdev Ram, Resident of Village-Pateji
Bahadur, P.S.-Aasaon, District-Siwan.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The Union of India through the Additional Chief Secretary, Ministry of
Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi.
2. The Directorate General, Central Reserve Police Force, Block no. 1, CGO
Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
3. The Additional Director General of Police (Training and Recruitment),
Directorate General, Central Reserve Police Force, East Block No. 7, Level
4, Sector-1, R.K. Puram, New Delhi.
4. The Inspector General of Police (I.G.), Central Reserve Police Force,
Madhya Pradesh Sector, Bangrasia, Bhopal.
5. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Group Centre, Central Reserve
Police Force, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
6. The Office of Commandant (C.O.), 132 Battalion, Central Reserve Police
Force, Sonwar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Gupta, Advocate
Mr. Priyanshu Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mrs. Shally Kumari, CGC
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL ORDER
2 31-03-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned counsel for the respondents.
2. The petitioner has filed the instant application
for the following reliefs:
“i. For Setting aside the letter dated 16/01/2026
issued by an order of the office of Directorate,
Central Reserve Police Force, under signature of
Deputy Inspector General (Recruitment),
Central Reserve Police Force, whereby
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petitioner's candidature for compassionate
appointment has been rejected completely on
erroneous ground without any jurisdiction and in
arbitrary manner by overlooking the relevant
fact and circumstances.
ii. For that after setting aside the letter dated
16/01/2026 the respondent be directed to
immediately appoint the petitioner on any
appropriate post on compassionate ground as
the petitioner has already been qualified the
Suitability Assessment Test but has not been
appointed yet.
iii. For that after setting aside the letter dated
16/01/2026, the respondents be directed to
consider the representation dated 10/01/2026
afresh by considering the material fact put forth
by the petitioner.
iv. For any other relief for which the petitioner
may be deemed entitled to.”
3. At the outset, learned counsel for the respondents
raises an objection with respect to the inordinate delay in filing
the instant writ application. The petitioner has moved this Court
by way of this application for appointment on compassionate
ground in the place of his father who died in harness in the year
2000.
4. The death of the employee having taken place on
20.6.2000, the petitioner having filed an application for
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appointment on compassionate ground in the year 2018 and the
instant writ application in the year 2026, the Court finds merit in
the objection raised by the respondents.
5. Having heard the observation of this Court, learned
counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this
application.
6. This application is dismissed as withdrawn.
(Partha Sarthy, J)
Bibhash
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