IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12084 of 2010 BAIJU KUMAR, SON OF LATE CHANDRIKA PRASAD, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA BHAGIRATHI LANE, MAHENDRU, POLICE STATION SULTANGANJ, DISTRICT PATNA. Versus 1. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PATNA THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PATNA. 3. THE REGISTRAR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PATNA. ----------- 02. 30.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the National Institute of Technology, Patna(hereinafter referred to as the Institute). 2. Petitioner is the son of Sarda Devi, who was appointed as Gardener in the Bihar College of Engineering, Patna with effect from 1.9.1980. In course of time, the Bihar College of Engineering was taken over by the Government of India and the College became National Institute of Technology, Patna with effect from 28.1.2004. Even after take over of the Bihar College of Engineering by the Government of India, mother of the petitioner continued to serve the Institute and while serving as Gardener in the Institute left for heavenly abode on 17.6.2005. Petitioner, thereafter made application in the prescribed form for appointment on compassionate ground on 31.3.2006 and statement to that effect has been made in paragraphs-6 and 7 of the 2 writ application. 3. Counsel for the Institute, however, states that there are other applicants for appointment on compassionate ground, whose bread winner died prior to the mother of the petitioner and in their case till date no decision for appointment on compassionate ground has been taken. 4. Having heard counsel for the parties, I direct the competent authority of the Institute to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the Director of the Institute. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)