Balram Prasad Gupta v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19659 of 2014 =========================================================== Balram Prasad Gupta Son of Late Pitambar Gupta Resident of Village-Pathra,P.SPipra,District-Supaul .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.through the Principal Secretary ,Personnel AND Adminstrative Reforms department ,Goverment of Bihar Patna

2. The Principal Secretary ,Home Special Department,Govt.of Bihar,Patna

3. The Director General of Police, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

4. The District Compassionate Committee,Nawada,Through The District Magistrate ,Nawada.

5. The District Superintendent of Police,Nawada,District-Nawada. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjit Jha For the Respondent/s : Mr. DEVENDRA KR SINHA =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 02-07-2015 *************** 02.07.2015 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

Writ application stands disposed off with a direction upon the District Magistrate-cum-Chairman, District Compassionate Appointment Committee that time has come when a final decision on the claim of the petitioner is required to be taken. Matter has dragged on one to long especially when father of the petitioner died way back in the year 2008. A decision, therefore, has to

Patna High Court CWJC No.19659 of 2014 dt.02-07-2015 2/2 be taken by the District Compassionate Appointment Committee, headed by the District Magistrate within a period of three months from the date of production / communication of a copy of this order. The outcome will be communicated to the petitioner within the stipulated time-frame.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.) SKM/- U