ORDER 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order passed by the Tribunal whereunder, the application filed by him for giving a direction to the respondents to grant him the appointment on the compassionate ground has been rejected. 3 It is not disputed that Bafati Khan the Grandfather of the petitioner had died while in service on 4th December, 1974. At that time, the petitioner was minor. It is also not disputed that at the time of the death of the Govt. employee Bafati Khan, his widow and sons were alive and none of them applied for appointment on the compassionate ground. The petitioner moved an application seeking appointment on the compassionate ground after his attaining majority. This application was filed on 30-8-1994. 4. It cannot be lost sight of that the purpose of providing appointment on the compassionate ground is for providing relief to the family in distress of an employee dying in harness. 5. The employee on account of whose sudden death, the compassionate appointment is being claimed, had died long back in the year 1974. The question of providing immediate relief to the family in distress by granting such an appointment as is sought for at the belated stage therefore, does not arise, specially, when it is not in dispute that at the time of his death, Bafati Khan had left behind his widow and sons who had not sought for such compassionate appointment. It should not be lost sight of that an appointment on compassionate ground in relaxation of the normal recruitment process is not to be taken as an alternative mode of recruitment. It is granted with a specified purpose taking into account the urgency of the situation. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances brought on record, no justifiable ground has been made out warranting interference by this Court in the present proceedings under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. 7. This writ petition is accordingly dismissed in limine.