IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 17850 of 2011 Raj Kumar S/O Late Sumitra Devi Resident Of Mohalla- Shivpuri (Chitkohara), P.O.- Anishabad, P.S. - Gardanibag, District- Patna …………….. Petitioner Versus 1. The Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna 2. The Chief Engineer, Water Supply Branch, (Patna Water Board), Patna Under Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna 3. The Executive Engineer, Patna Water Supply Branch (Patna Water Board) Under Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna-4 ………………. Respondents ---------------------------------- 04. 20.12.2011 It is the claim of the petitioner that her mother was a permanent employee, who worked as a Sweeper under the Patna Water Board, now under Patna Municipal Corporation. She died in harness on 26.02.2006 and thereafter the petitioner filed an application for compassionate appointment, which was received by the concerned respondent in the office on 20th of March, 2007. No decision has been taken on such a claim of the petitioner. Since there are certain grey areas, which are required to be verified from the original service-book of the petitioner’s mother, Late Sumitra Devi, the respondent-authorities, especially, the Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, get the application of the petitioner verified and take a decision as to the correctness of the claim or otherwise within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this Order. Writ is disposed of with above direction. SKM (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)