Puja Kumari @ Pooja Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17869 of 2019 ====================================================== Puja Kumari @ Pooja Kumari Daughter of Late Anurag Kumari and Sri Rambilas Ram @ Chandrashekhar Prasad Resident of VillageGhatkusumbha, PO- Deehkusumbha, PS- Korma, District- Sheikhpura, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The District Magistrate, Sheikhpura.

3.

The District Education Officer, Sheikhpura.

4.

The District Program Officer (Establishment), Sheikhpura. 5.

The Block Education Officer, Ghatkusumba, (Sheikhpura). ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sarojanand Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Smt. Binita Singh, ( SC-28 ) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 04-09-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

Petitioner has filed present writ application for a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for compassionate appointment.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the mother of the petitioner was working as Assistant Teacher in Middle School Kusumbhaghat (Ghatkusumbha). The mother of the petitioner died in harness on 16.05.2011, thereafter, petitioner has filed application for grant of compassionate appointment but the case of the petitioner is pending

Patna High Court CWJC No.17869 of 2019(2) dt.04-09-2019 2/2 consideration and till date there is no decision one way or the other by the respondents.

Considering the fact that the scheme of compassionate appointment was introduced as social security measure with a view to tide over the financial crisis faced by the family due to untimely death of bread earner the respondents are hereby directed to take appropriate decision in accordance with law at the earliest preferably within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order.

With the aforesaid, the present writ application stands disposed of.

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) mdrashid/- U