IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8863 of 2009 PRASHANT KUMAR, SON OF LATE PARMANAND SINGH, R/V ALAWBAKSPUR, P.O. NADGHAT, P.S. GAURICHAK, DISTRICT PATNA-----PETITIOENR. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES, PURNEA DIVISION, PURNEA. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES, MADHEPURA. --------RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02. 29.07.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is the son of late Parmanand Singh, who left for heavenly abode on 30.5.2004 while serving as Class-IV employee in the office of Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Madhupura. Soon after his death petitioner applied for consideration of his case for compassionate appointment. His application has been forwarded under letter No.106 dated 21.6.2008, Annexure-9 by the Assistant Commissioner to the Joint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Purnea. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that about four years time has been taken by the Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Madhepura to forward the application of the petitioner to the Joint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Purnea and from Joint Commissioner the application shall be forwarded to the concerned compassionate appointment committee whereafter the matter shall be considered and in the meanwhile petitioner and others of the family of the deceased government employee are starving. 4. Let the compassionate appointment committee concerned as also the respondent authorities consider the case of the petitioner for compassionate appointment as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha,J.)