Ranvijay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19361 of 2016 ====================================================== Ranvijay Kumar, Son of Umesh Singh, Resident of Village + P.O. + P.S.- Desari, District- Vaishali at Hajipur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Education, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna.

2. Director, Department of Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna.

3. District Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur.

4. District Education Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur.

5. District Programme Officer (Establishment) Vaishali at Hajipur.

6. Block Education Extension Officer, Desari, District- Vaishali. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dr. Om Prakash Om, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Amarendra Kumar, AC to AAG-15 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 05-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the mother of the petitioner died in harness on 29.01.2015 and thereafter the petitioner has approached the respondents for consideration of his case for compassionate appointment, but till date the respondents have not taken any decision on the claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment. Referring to Annexure-4 he submits that the petitioner has already approached the District Programme Officer (Establishment), Vaishali for redressal of his grievance, but no

Patna High Court CWJC No.19361 of 2016 (2) dt.05-02-2018 2/2 final decision has been taken as yet.

In view of the above and considering the fact that the writ application has been filed on 01.12.2016, but till date no counter affidavit has been filed by the respondents, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the District Programme Officer (Establishment), Vaishali to take final decision in the matter of claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment expeditiously preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforesaid, the writ application stands disposed of.

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) Uday/- U