IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5334 of 2008 AMRITA SINGH, wife of Ashutosh Kumar Singh, resident of village and P.O. Fatehabad, P.S. Paroo, District Muzaffarpur … Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The District Compassionate Appointment Committee, Muzaffarpur through the Chairman 3. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur cum Chairman, the District Compassionate Appointment Committee, Muzaffarpur 4. The Deputy Collector Establishemnt, Muzaffarpur, District Muzaffarpur 5. The District Superintendent of Education, Muzaffarpur, District Muzaffarpur … Respondents ----------- 2. 21.4.2011 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. Admittedly the petitioner is daughter-in-law of the deceased employee who under the Government policy for compassionate appointment contained in circular of the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department dated 5.10.1991 does not qualify for appointment on compassionate ground. The Government policy only enumerates the wife, son, unmarried daughter and the widow of pre-deceased son to be four categories of the dependents eligible for appointment on compassionate ground. That being so, as the compassionate appointment has to be strictly governed by 2 the policy, this Court will not be in a position to issue a direction for appointment of the petitioner even if she claims to be in distress on account of life time conviction of her husband and the death of her bread earning mother-in-law. That being so, this application has to be dismissed. It is ordered accordingly. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/