IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12354 of 2005 VIJAY KUMAR SINGH, son of late Ambika Prasad Singh, resident of village Kanunia, P.O.Gamharia Khurd, P.S.Adapur, Dist.East Champaran-petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Commissioner, Rural Development, Bihar, Old Secretariat,Patna 2.District Board, East Champaran, Motihari, at P.O. ,P.S & Dist. Motihari, East Champaran Through the Chairman 3.The District Board East Champaran through its Secretary Deputy Development Commissioner, East Champaran, Motihari at, P.O.,P.S. & Dist.East Champaran 4.The District Compassionate Appointment Committee through its Chairman, District Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari. ----------- For the petitioner:M/S.Dr.M.P.Shukla, Pankaj Kumar Pankaj For the State : Mr.Mukesh Kumar,AC to GP VIII For the Zila Parishad:Mr.Banwari Sharma ------ 14. 24.2.2009 Earlier the stand of the Zila Parishad in the present matter was that the approval of the State Government is required for making compassionate appointment and it was also stated that there was no vacancy. It was the further stand of the Zila Parishad that all the relevant documents had been sent to the State Government for their approval. In the supplementary counter affidavit filed on behalf of the State today the stand taken is that the approval of the State Government is required only before the regularization of the services of persons appointed on compassionate ground and, therefore, the Zila Parishad is free 2 to take steps in accordance with law. It is now stated by learned counsel for the Zila Parishad that vacancies are in existence. In the above circumstances, the authorities of the Zila Parishad are directed to take steps for the appointment of the petitioner on compassionate ground within a period of one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and thereafter they may take whatever approval is required of the State Government for the subsequent regularization of the services of the petitioner. The writ application is, accordingly, allowed in terms of the above directions. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/