IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.19269 of 2010 AMRENDRA CHANDRA VERMA, SON OF LATE RAM AYODHYA PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BALTHARI, P.S.- KUCHAIKOTE, DISTRICT- GOPALGANJ :--- PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PATNA THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PATNA. 2. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PATNA. 3. THE GENERAL MANAGER-CUM-CHIEF ENGINEER, TIRHUT AREA ELECTRICITY BOARD, MUZAFFARPUR :--- RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the petitioner : M/S Alok Kumar Sinha & Bhola Kumar, Advocates. For the Board : Mr. Ranjit Sinha, Advocate. ======= 2. 25.11.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”). 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 24.6.2010 passed by the Secretary of the Board, Annexure-7, whereunder his request for compassionate appointment has been rejected on the ground that he is not the son of the deceased service-holder of the Board, namely, Ram Bharosa Prasad as according to the impugned order petitioner is the son of late Ram Ayodhya Prasad. Further, the request for compassionate appointment has been refused on the ground that service-holder died on 23.8.1985, request for compassionate appointment has been made on 07.08.1989 after petitioner attained the age of 18 years the Board is of the view 2 that if the petitioner and his family could survive for four years without compassionate appointment, there is no occasion for the Board to consider such request after 25 years of the death of the service- holder. 3. I do not see any illegality in the impugned order. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)