IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17111 of 2011 Mina Devi D/O Late Ramnaraiyan Manjhi R/O Vill. & P.O. Bahadurpur Bazar, P.S. Barharia- Siwan---Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna Bihar, Patna 2. The Principal Secretary, the Rural Development Deptt. Bihar, Patna 3. The Deputy Development Commissioner-Cum-Chief Executive Officer, Distt. Rural Development Authority, Siwan 4. The Nodal Officer Help Bihar Mahadalit Vikash Mission, Patna------------------------------------Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 17.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Taking into consideration that father of the petitioner was not a permanent employee under the respondent but was working on a contract basis, there is no circular or provision for giving appointment to the ward of such employee under the compassionate appointment head. In view of the same no direction or mandamus can be issued to appoint the petitioner on compassionate ground because her father has died in the meanwhile. This writ petition is dismissed as being devoid of merit. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)