IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17873 of 2010 Santosh Kumar Jha, Son of Late Shamhu Nath Jha, Resident of Village Lahata, P.O. Lahata, P.S. Manigachhi, District Darbhanga…........................Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Secretary, Agriculture Department, New Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Director, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Joint Director, Agriculture (Jute), Bihar, Purnia, District Purnia. 4. Assistant Director, Agriculture Marketing (Jute), Bihar, Purnia, District Purnia. 5. The District Magistrate-cum-Chairman, District Compassionate Committee, Purnea, District Purnia…………………………………….….Respondents ----------- 2 10.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. In this writ application, petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondents to consider his case for appointment on compassionate ground, for which he has already applied, and pass appropriate orders on the same. As per pleadings of the petitioner, he has already submitted an agreement executed by his step-mother and step-brothers with the respondents along with their affidavits. In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction 2 to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for his appointment on compassionate ground in the next meeting of the District Compassionate Committee and take a final decision in that respect in accordance with law. Respondents shall also consider release of death-cum-retiral dues admissible in respect of the deceased father of the petitioner expeditiously. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)