IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20014 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Shrawan Kumar @ Shrawan Kumar Singh S/O Late Mahendra Singh Resident Of Village-Vijaypura, P.S.-Parwalpur, District-Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through The Collector-Cum-District Magistrate, Nalanda At Biharsharif. 2. The District Magistrate, Nalanda At Biharsharif. 3. The Deputy Collector, Establishment, Nalanda At Biharsharif. 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Hilsa (Nalanda). 5. The Block Development Officer, Ekanagar Sarai, District-Nalanda. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shyamal Prakash For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sanjay Kr No.1 Sc12 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA) 2 12-12-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner claims to be the adopted son of late Mahendra Singh who is stated to have died in harness on a class-4 post in the office of the Block Development Officer, Ekangarsarai at Nalanda on 18.1.2007. The petitioner is stated to have applied for compassionate appointment on 25.4.2008. Learned counsel for the State submits that there is no material in the writ petition even in support of the claim for adoption. Learned counsel for the petitioner relies upon Patna High Court CWJC No.20014 of 2011 (2) dt.12-12-2011 2 paragraph-4 referring to a deed of memo of adoption registered before the Sub-registrar, Biharsharif Registry at Nalanda and the pleadings that if necessary it may be placed at the time of hearing. No such deed has been produced before the Court also. Adoption is basically a question of fact. It is for the respondents to satisfy themselves of the validity and legality of the adoption and then consider any claim for compassionate appointment in accordance with law. Let such consideration be done by the respondents preferably within a maximum period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The present order shall not be construed as any observation on the merits of the claim for adoption which is a matter yet to be decided by the respondents in their discretion, but in accordance with law. The writ application is disposed. Krishna Chandra Jha/- (Navin Sinha, J)