IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1973 of 2011 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 7581 of 2009 With Interlocutory Application No. 8743 of 2011 In Letters Patent Appeal No. 1973 of 2011 ====================================================== Md. Sami Ahmad Ansari S/O Late Shahid Hussain Ansari, R/O Village + P.S.-Parihar, District- Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner/Appellant Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Principal Secretary, Department of Registration and Excise, Vikash Bhawan, Patna 2. Inspector General of Registrar, New Secretariat, Patna 3. Assistant Inspector General of Registration, New Secretariat, Patna 4. District Magistrate, Darbhanga 5. Sub Registrar, Department of Registration, Bahera, Darbhanga. 6. The Deputy Collector, Establishment, Darbhanga 7. Md. Wasi Ahmed Ansari, S/O Late Shahid Hussain Ansari, R/O Village + P.S.-Parihar, District- Sitamarhi. .... .... Respondents/Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Chakrapani Mr. Dipak, Advocates. For the Respondent/s : Mr. A.C. to GP 4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2 16-12-2011 Re: Interlocutory Application No. 8743 of 2011: The delay of 3 days occurred in filing the Letters Patent Appeal is condoned. Interlocutory application stands disposed of. Re: Letters Patent Appeal No. 1973 of 2011: Feeling aggrieved by the judgment and order dated Patna High Court LPA No.1973 of 2011 (2) dt.16-12-2011 2 / 2 2 5th August 2011 passed by the learned single Judge in above CWJC No. 7581 of 2009, the writ petitioner has preferred this Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent. The appellant is the son of one Late Shahid Hussain Ansari. The said Shahid Hussain Ansari, a Government servant died in harness. Since the death of the said Shahid Hussain Ansari, his younger son Wasi Ahmad Ansari, the respondent no. 7 has been offered compassionate employment. The appellant challenged the appointment of his younger brother on compassionate ground on the ground that the appellant being the elder brother, he had a preferential right to compassionate employment. The learned single Judge has upheld the compassionate employment offered to the respondent no. 7, the younger son of the deceased Government servant. The learned single Judge has observed that the younger son was offered compassionate employment at the request made by the mother, the widow of the deceased Government servant. We see no merit in this Appeal. Appeal is dismissed in limine. Sujit/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)