Ramayan Singh v. Bihar State Electricity Board

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.1666 of 2013 IN Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 12685 of 2008 =========================================================== Ramayan Singh Son Of (Adopted) Late Fulgan Singh Village- Chakbara Bakhari, P.O.- Bara Chakia, P.S.- Pipra, District- East Champaran (Motihari) .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The Bihar State Electricity Board Through Its Chairman Bidyut Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna

2. The Managing Director-Cum-Chief Engineer Tirhut Electric Supply Area, Muzaffarpur

3. The Superintending Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Motihari

4. The Electric Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Motihari

5. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Motihari .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Arvind Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr.

=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI and HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI) Date: 09-03-2017 Since death of the so called adoptive father of the present appellant occurred on 17.04.1988, decision of the respondent authorities to refuse his prayer for compassionate appointment in the year 2007 cannot be said to be misplaced. The dismissal of the writ application by the Learned Single Judge cannot be said to be faulty on such ground.

Patna High Court LPA No.1666 of 2013 dt.09-03-2017 2/2 Appeal is dismissed, being devoid of merit.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) (Nilu Agrawal, J) SKM/- AFR/NAFR N.A.F.R.

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