IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.803 of 1994 1. Ram Sagar Singh, Son of Late Ram Dahin Singh, Resident of Village Bara, P.S. Tekari, District Gaya. 2. Kaushalya Devi, W/o Late Ram Narain Singh, Resident of Village Bara, P.S. Tekari, District Gaya. 3. Surendra Sharma, Son of Ramesh Sharma, Resident of Village Bara, P.S. Tekari, District Gaya. 4. Bunda Sharma, Son of Ram Ashish Singh, Resident of Village Bara, P.S. Tekari, District Gaya. 5. Dilip Kumar, Son of Sri Kapil Singh, Resident of Village-Nighain, P.S. Koch, District Gaya. 6. Yugendra Sharma @ Yogendra Singh, Son of Sri Ram Nandan Singh, Resident of Village Salempur, P.S. Tekari, District Gaya. 7. Veena Devi, W/o Sri Akhilesh Sharma, Resident of Village Bara, P.S. Tekari, District Gaya. 8. Subhy Kumar, Son of Sri Madan Singh, Resident of Village Bara, P.S. Tekari, District Gaya. 9. Subachhan Singh, Son of late Ram Autar Singh, Resident of Village Bara, P.S. Tekari, District Gaya. 10. Lalesh Singh, Son of Sri Deo Nandan Singh, Resident of Village Bara, P.S. Tekari, District Gaya. 11. Ashok Kumar Sharma, Son of Late Kishori Singh, Resident of Village Khaira, P.S. Tekari, District Gaya. -------- Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Chief Secretary to the Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Home Secretary, Department of Home and Personnel Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 4. The Finance Secretary to the Government of Bihar, Department of Finance, Old Secretariat, Patna. 5. The District Magistrate, District-Gaya. ------ Respondents ----------- 9 4.8.2009 It is really unfortunate to find that a copy of the main writ application (first brief) is missing and only some pages from here and there have been collected to give an impression of a completed brief. Office should be careful in placing the cases of hearing in an orderly manner. Heard counsel for the petitioner. No one appears for the 2 State. The prayer in this writ application reads as follows:- 1.(a) For issuance of an appropriate writ in the nature of MANDAMUS, Commanding and directing the respondent authorities of the state government for approintment of the writ petitioners in the service of state government as per their qualification and eligibility in view of the announcement and assurance of the Chief Minister of the State, to provide Government Job to one person each against each against each of the victims, who were brutally killed in the famous Bara Carrage in the District of Gaya, by way of compensation for the deprivation of life of each of the victims. (b) For issuance of an appropriate writ in the nature of MANDAMUS, commanding and directing the respondents to enhance the amount of compensation against each victim from 1 lacs to 5 lacs because amongst the victims, there were several persons who were brutally killed in the very prime age of their life and the compensation paid by the respondents against each of the victims is quite inadequate in proportion to deprivation of their life for want of protection by the respondent state.” In view of the fact that the issue as with regard to the appointment in government service on the ground of family of a group of persons having been affected by a riot or human carnage was gone into by the Home Department of the State Government and a policy decision having been taken to the effect of offering of monetary compensation only instead of employment in government service, it would be difficult for this Court to issue a direction for 3 appointment of the family members of the petitioner. It would be, however, open for the petitioner to approach the competent authority in the Home Department to seek the relief of monetary compensation in terms of the aforesaid policy decision of the State Government who would pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observations and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)