Anita Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1887 of 2020 ====================================================== Anita Kumari, Daughter of Late Ram Pravesh Gupta, Resident of Village and P.O.- Pondil, Police Station- Kurtha, District- Arwal, PIN 804421. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The District Education Compassionate Appointment Committee through its Chairman-cum-District Magistrate, Gaya.

3.

The District Education Officer, Gaya.

4.

The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Gaya. 5.

The Headmistress, Sonulal Barnwal Project Girls plus 2 School, Manpur, Gaya, District- Gaya.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gyanand Roy, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Prabhakar Jha (Gp27) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 19-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents.

The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ application is inaction on the part of the respondent authorities in the matter of compassionate appointment.

Compassionate appointment was introduced with a view to provide financial assistance to the family of employee died in harness.

The father of the petitioner died in harness on 05.09.2014. Thereafter all the formalities required for appropriate decision in the matter of compassionate

Patna High Court CWJC No.1887 of 2020(2) dt.19-02-2020 2/2 appointment was completed, yet no final decision was taken. Under the aforesaid circumstance, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take appropriate decision and while taking decision they are required to take into consideration the recommendation of the High Power Committee as contained in Memo No. 1275 dated 26.09.2019.

Necessary decision on the claim of the petitioner must be taken by the respondents within a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uday/- U