IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5579 of 2011 Satyendra Kumar s/o late Brahmdeo Prasad, village+post- Medhkuri, P.S. + Anchal + Block Meskaur, District-Nawada ……………… Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. D.M. Nawada 3. District Superintendent of Education, Nawada 4. S.D.O. Meskaur, Nawada 5. Mukhiya Gram Panchayat Akari Pandey Bigha, Meskaur, Nawadda…………….. Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 2.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that upon the death of his father on 10.7.2009 while working as Primary Teacher in Kopin Block Meskaur in the Government School, the petitioner filed an application for compassionate appointment before the respondent authority and the District Superintendent of Education, Nawadah by his letter dated 16.12.2010 sent the matter before the Mukhia/Panchayat Secretary of the concerned Gram Panchayat referring to Rule 10 of the Bihar Panchayat Primary Teachers ( Appointment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2006. However, despite the lapse of nearly one year, no action has been taken at the level of the Panchayat. 2 In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority of the Gram Panchayat, Akari Pandey Bigha, Meskaur, Nawadah to consider and dispose of the application of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)