IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5062 of 2007 Asha Prasad, W/O- LATE SHYAM MURARI, HOUSE OF KAILASH CHOUDHARY AND RESIDENT OF M.I.G. 3/6 KANKERBAGH, P.O. LOHIA NAGAR, P.S. KANKARBAGH, DISTRICT- PATNA 800020 :-- -PETITIONER. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, FINANCE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. JOINT SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 5. CHIEF ENGINEER (MACHENICAL) WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 6. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION (MECHANICAL CIRCLE) MITHAPUR, PATNA. 7. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION MECHANICAL DIVISION, NUWAB, BHABHUA :--- RESPONDENTS. ---------------------------------- For the petitioner :- Mr. Birendra Narayan Sharma, Advocate. For the State :- Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad, Asst. Counsel to S.C. III. ===== 2. 21.10.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Husband of the petitioner was killed while he was traveling from Buxar to Patna during the night of 30.10.2000 at about 10 P.M. This petition has been filed praying, inter alia, to quash the order dated 17.09.2005, Annexure-1, whereunder request of the petitioner for grant of compensation on account of killing of her husband has been rejected on the ground that her husband applied for Casual Leave for 1,2.11.2000 so as to avail the gazetted holiday on 3.11.2000 with 2 permission to leave the headquarter on 31.10.2000 but he left the headquarter on 30.10.2000 itself and was traveling to Patna without giving such information. 3. In view of the fact aforesaid, it is submitted that at the time of his death he was not discharging any official duty, as such, petitioner is not entitled for grant of compensation on account of the death of her husband. 4. I do not see any illegality in the order dated 17.09.2005, Annexure-1 and the writ petition is dismissed. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)