IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3763 of 2007 Manju Devi, Wife of Late Birendra Kumar Ram, resident of Village + P.O. – Belaur, P.S. Udwantnagar, District Bhojpur..........................Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, through its Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. Chief Medical Officer-cum-Civil Surgeon, Patna 3. Primary Health Centre, Gona, Bikram, District Patna through its Incharge Medical Officer 4. Incharge Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre, Gona Bikram, District Patna 5. Meena Devi, Wife of Late Birendra Kumar Ram, resident of village + P.O.- Belaur, P.S. Udwant Nagar, District Bhojpur at present residing at village Bhopatpur, P.O. Sripalpur P.S. Koilwar, District Bhojpur.....................Respondents -------- 2 23.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is the second wife of the deceased employee who died on 12.06.2005 while serving as Clerk in the Primary Health Centre, Gona, Bikram in the district of Patna. Upon own showing of the petitioner, first wife, being respondent no.5, is stile alive. Clearly, the second wife of the deceased employee has no legal status to claim any benefits of compassionate appointment. The writ application is dismissed. B.T (J. N. Singh, J.)