IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7068 of 2007 Kanhaiya Lal, son of late Hari Shanker Pandit, resident of Village Dumari Khal, P.O. B.M.P.-7, P.S. and District Katihar. ------ Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Commissioner, Purnea Division, Purnea at District Purnea. 3. The Collector, Katihar, District Katihar. 4. D.G.P. and I.G. Karmik Department, Bihar, Patna. 5. Superintendent of Police (Rail), Katihar, District Katihar. -------- Respondents ----------- 2 4.4.2011 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Counsel for the State is present and would draw attention of this Court towards the resolution passed by the District Compassionate Appointment Committee dated 15.10.2007 (Annexure-A to the counter affidavit), wherein, the Committee, having perused the documents on record, had passed an unanimous resolution for considering the case of appointment of the petitioner on compassionate ground on the post of Constable, subject to his fulfilling the minimum prescribed criteria and physical fitness. Mr. Arora, learned counsel for the respondents would submit that he has got no further instruction as to what action has been taken on such recommendation made by the District Compassionate Appointment Committee. 2 This Court believes that the absence of the counsel for the petitioner is meaningful, inasmuch as, on the said recommendation, the process for appointment must have been taken up. This Court, however, would not like to go into the merit of the claim of the petitioner, inasmuch as, the Committee has made a qualified recommendation subject to the petitioner being physically fit and fulfilling the prescribed criteria for appointment on the post of Constable in Police Department. That being so, this Court would only direct the competent authority amongst the respondents to ensure that if a final decision on the said recommendation of the Committee has not already been taken, the same must be taken within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observations, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)