IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.415 of 2010 Most.Sumitra Devi w/o late Raj Kishore Tiwari, r/o village & P.O. Shivnar, P.S. Mokama, Patna Versus 1. Ganga Vishno Tiwari s/o late Raj Kishoe Tiwari, r/o village and Post – Shivnar, P.S. Shivnar, District – Patna, at present working as Ancillary Labour as Gang No.12 at FSD, Food Corporation of India, Mokama, P.S. Mokama, Patna 2. The Sr. Manager, Food Corporation of India, Regional Office, Patna 3. The District Manager, Food Corporation of India, Firdaus Building Exhibition Road, Patna 4. The Manager (Depot), Food Corporation of India, Food Storage Depot, Mokama, District- Patna 5. The Dy. Manager, Zonal Office, Food Corporation of India, Zonal office, Kolkata ----------- For the appellant: Mr. R.S. Rai, Sr. Advocated Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the FCI: Mr. Lalit Kishore, Sr. Advocate 3 17/3/2010 The present intra-court appeal has been preferred against the order passed by the learned Single Judge on 8.12.2009 in CWJC. No.15295 of 2006, whereby the learned Single Judge has declined to entertain the writ petition preferred by the present appellant on the ground that his son who had been extended the benefit of compassionate appointment by the Food Corporation of India, Mokama because of the death of her husband has not been looking after her. When this matter was listed on 9.3.2010 2 regard being had to the concept of compassionate appointment and the obligation that may arise under the provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, we thought it apt to have the personal presence of the parties. We also requested Mr. Lalit Kishore, learned Additional Advocate General III, to intimate the Senior Manager, Food Corporation of India, to remain present along with the respondent son. In pursuance of the aforesaid order Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Bhadani, Deputy General Manager, Food Corporation of India, Regional Office, Patna is present. Ganga Vishno Tiwari, the respondent - son, and Most. Sumitra Devi, the appellant – mother, are also present. In course of hearing a settlement was arrived at which we proceed to record: 1) The respondent Ganga Vishno Tiwari shall pay a sum of Rs.3000/- towards the maintenance of the mother Most. Sumitra Devi by 10th of each succeeding month and the same shall commence 10th of April, 2010. 2) The aforesaid amount shall be deposited in the Saving Bank Account of the appellant. 3 3) Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Bhadani, Deputy General Manager, Food Corporation of India, Regional Office, Patna shall depute a person to the appellant to collect the Saving Bank Account number of the State of India and on such availability of the number he shall deduct the amount, as conceded to by Ganga Vishno Tiwari, the son of the appellant, and deposit the same in the account of the appellant. 4) The respondent Ganga Vishno Tiwari shall treat the mother – appellant with utmost respect and not show any kind of behaviour that would hurt her. The appeal is accordingly disposed of. Let a free copy of the order be handed over to Mr. Lalit Kishore, learned Additional Advocate General – III, to transmit the same to the competent authority of the Food Corporation of India to do the needful. Neyaz/ (Dipak Misra, CJ.) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)