IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10554 of 2006 Santosh Kumar, son of Late Rajendra Prasad, resident of village- Chhotaki Delha (Paraiya Road), P.S. Delha, District-Gaya… Petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India through the Ministry of Defence, Defence Secretariat, Raksha Bhawan, New Delhi through the Secretary 2. The Defence Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, New Delhi 3. The Engineer-in-Chief, Engineering Branch, Army Headquarter, Kashmir House, New Delhi 4. The Garrisan Engineer, Danapur Cantt., Bihar 5. The Executive Engineer (Garisan Engineer), Danapur Cantee, Bihar. ……………….. Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner:- Mr. S.B.K.Mangalam, Advocate For Union of India: Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate. ---------- 4. 14.5.2009 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits in reply to the preliminary objection of learned Central Government counsel regarding existence of alternative remedy that the prayer is merely to consider the application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment which has been pending since 30.1.2004 when the application was filed after the death of petitioner’s father while in service on 12.10.2003. In view of the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-authorities to consider the petitioner’s application for compassionate appointment and dispose of the same in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. S. Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)