IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5848 of 2008 Manish Kumar, son of late Hira Lal Mirdha, resident of Mohalla Khirni Bazar, P.S. Madarghat Kasba, District Purnea. --------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar. 3. The Agricultural Production Commissioner, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Patna cum Administrator Marketing Board, Bihar. 5. The Additional Secretary (Claims), Bihar. 6. The Secretary, Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Thakurganj (Purnea). ---------- Respondents ----------- 3 4.5.2011 Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into account that the respondents in their counter affidavit, filed today, have accepted that the State Government, on review of its earlier decision, has resolved to appoint the dependent of the deceased employee of the Agriculture Marketing Board and the competent authority is examining 92 such matters including that of the petitioner on case to case basis, this writ application, relating to solitary grievance of the petitioner of his consideration for appointment on compassionate ground, has to be disposed of with a direction to the Agricultural Production Commissioner to ensure that the case of the petitioner for compassionate appointment is considered expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Let it be, however, made clear that this Court has expressed no opinion on the merit of the claim of the petitioner and has only directed for consideration of the case of the petitioner strictly in accordance with the policy of the Government. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)