Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9168 of 2026 ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Son of Late Ram Autar Das, Resident of Mohalla- Iqbal Nagar, Gaya, P.S.- Kotwali, District- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Divisional Commissioner, Magadh Division, Gaya. 3.

The District Magistrate, Gaya.

4.

The Deputy Collector (Establishment), Gaya.

5.

The Chief Medical Officer-cum-Civil Surgeon, Gaya. 6.

The Superintendent, Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya.

7.

The Circle Officer, Sadar, Gaya.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Md. Javed Jafar Khan, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. K.P. Gupta, GP-10 Mr. Satya Vrat, AC to GP-10 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 23-07-2026 The petitioner has filed the instant application for appointment on compassionate ground in the place of his mother who died in harness on 10.6.2004.

2. The application of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground came to be rejected vide order dated 14.7.2026, a copy of which has been brought on record as Annexure-A to the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent no. 3.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty to

Patna High Court CWJC No.9168 of 2026(4) dt.23-07-2026 2/2 challenge the said order.

4. The writ application stands disposed of with the above liberty.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Amit/Bibhash U