Pravin v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18521 of 2019 ====================================================== Pravin Son of late Krishna Ram, Resident of Village and P.O. and P.S.- Chewara, District- Sheikhpura.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The Director, Primary Education Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The District Magistrate, Sheikhpura.

4.

The District Compassionate Appointment Committee through its Chairman. 5.

The District Education Officer, Sheikhpura.

6.

The District Programme Officer, (Establishment) Sheikhpura. 7.

The Block Education Officer, Chewara, District- Sheikhpura. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Md. Anisur Rahman For the Respondent/s :

Smt. Binita Singh, SC-28 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 09-09-2019 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 father of the petitioner was working as Assistant Teacher in Government Middle School. The father of the petitioner died in harness on 15.02.2017, thereafter, petitioner has filed application for grant of compassionate appointment but the case

Patna High Court CWJC No.18521 of 2019(2) dt.09-09-2019 2/2 of the petitioner is pending 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 respondent District Programme Officer (Establishment), Sheikhpur is hereby directed to take appropriate decision in accordance with law at the earliest preferably within a period of 60 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