IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16169 of 2006 Chanda Khatoon, W/o Late Sayed Amirullah Hussain, R/o Jail Chowk, Mehta Compound Gali, P.O.-Company Bagh, P.S.-Mithanpura, District- Muzaffarpur………………………………………………………………………………Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar,Patna. 2. The Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Department of home (Special), Bihar, Patna. 3. The Inspector General prison, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Divisional Commissioner, Turhut Range, Muzaffarpur. 5. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. 6. The Superintendent of the Central Jail, Muzaffarpur. 7. Isme Ajam, S/o Late Amirullah Hussain, R/o Village-Kosta,P.O.-Durga Asthan,P.S.- Chahatiya, District- Arrah, at present working as warden, Central Jail, Bettiah, District- Bettiah……………………………………………………………Respondents. 2 02-07-2010 Husband of the petitioner died on 5.12.1988 as warden in Central Jail Muzaffarpur. On the next day the son of her husband from his first wife was appointed vide Annexure-1. Thereafter, petitioner applied for her appointment on compassionate ground in 1989. The said application has been rejected on the ground that one of the family members is in Government service. Although, the order of appointment, as contained in Annexure-1, does not show that it was compassionate appointment but the respondents have taken a stand in the counter affidavit that the said appointment was on compassionate ground. Subsequently, the petitioner has complained the authorities that the said son of her husband is not taking care of the family. The respondents’ stand in the counter affidavit is that they are inquiring in the matter. They have also issued show cause to the said son of her husband and inquiry is at final stage. The said affidavit was filed with the said stand in the case in 2007. Nothing, further has come on the record to show that the authorities have taken a final decision in the matter. Therefore, Superintendent of Central Jail, Muzaffarpur is directed to look into the complaint of the petitioner and take a final decision to ensure maintenance of the family by the said appointee, who is said to have been appointed on compassionate ground. The decision must be taken within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. S.P. (J. N. Singh, J.)