Amit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6128 of 2015 ====================================================== Amit Kumar son of late Umesh Prasad, resident of village Makanpur, Post Office Barara, Police Station Noorsarai, District Nalanda ... Petitioner

Versus

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The State Of Bihar through its Principal Secretary, Government of Bihar, Public Health Engineering Department, Bailey Road, Patna 2.

The District Officer-cum-Chairman, District Compassionate Committee, Jehanabad.

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The Chief Engineer Mechanical, Public Health Engineering Department, Bisheshwariaya Bhavan, Bailey Road, Patna 4.

The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Mechanical Circle, near Veterinary College, Patna.

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The Executive Engineer, Public Health Mechanical Division, Patna. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

None For the Respondents :

Mr. Amrit Bhushan, AC to GP 17 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 05-03-2019 Petitioner has approached this Court for a direction upon the respondents to consider his claim of compassionate appointment pursuant to recommendation made by the District Compassionate Selection Committee, Patna under Memo no. 2006 dated 19.7.2011.

Respondents have filed their counter affidavit. Stand has been taken that the father of the petitioner died on 4.12.2009. As per the extant provision, the ward of deceased employee who died in harness prior to 4.9.2013 have already been offered appointment. Since no further vacancies are vacant claim of the petitioner who was lower in priority could not be

Patna High Court CWJC No.6128 of 2015(2) dt.05-03-2019 2/2 considered till filing of the counter affidavit in 2015. Counsel for the State submits that what has happened thereafter is not on record. It is not clear whether sufficient number of vacancies are available for petitioner's appointment or not.

Be that as it may, since none appears on behalf of the petitioner, writ petition is dismissed for non prosecution. (Madhuresh Prasad, J) Shashi U