IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10356 of 2006 URMILA KUMARI @ URMILA DEVI, wife of Late Shridhar Singh, resident of Mohalla- Rajbanshi Nagar, P.O. Shashtri Nagar, District- Patna. . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Administrator, National High Way, Bihar, Patna, Mohini Market, Exhibition Road, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 4. The Superintending Engineer, National High Way, Circle Patna, District Patna. 5. The Executive Engineer, National High Way, East Division, Rajbanshi Nagar, Patna. 6. Collector-cum-District Compassionate Appointment Committee, District Patna. . . . . . . . Respondents. ----------- 5/ 11.12.2009 The instant case has been adjourned on 10.04.2009, 30.04.2009 and 04.05.2009. Today also a prayer for time has been sought, for which this Court is not inclined to grant, as counter affidavit has already been filed on behalf of the State. Petitioner’s husband, late Sridhar Singh, was an employee of National Highway, East Division, Rajbanshi Nagar. He joined on 01.06.1978 and served in the said office till his death on 22.08.1999. It would appear from the counter affidavit that petitioner has submitted all requirements in the office, except family list issued from the Block. It will also appear from paragraph 9 of counter affidavit that Executive Engineer, National Highway, East Division, Rajbanshi Nagar had forwarded the required document vide letter no.257 dated 08.03.2001 to the Superintending Engineer, N.H. Works Circle, Patna and later on forwarded the same to the District compassionate Committee, Patna vide letter no. 539 WE dated 21.03.2001. In paragraph 11 of the counter affidavit it has been stated that petitioner - 2 - has not submitted list from Block / Circle Office of Home District. The petitioner is a widow and all the necessary documents in respect of her being wife of late Sridhar Singh has already been forwarded by the respondent to the District Compassionate Committee, as such the respondents would not insist for family list from the Block Office. In the circumstances, it appears that application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment is pending consideration since last many years, as such the District Compassionate Committee, Patna will dispose of the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With this observation, this writ application is disposed of. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)