IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14896 of 2009 RENU DEVI, Wife of Late Sanjeev Kumar, C/O Om Prakash Bhagat, resident of Noorpur, P.O. & P.S.- Nathnagar, District-Bhagalpur. .......Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Chief Election Commissioner, New Delhi. 3. The Chief Election Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate-cum-Election Commissioner, Bhaglapur. 5. The Chief Manager/Chairman, United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Registered Office- 24, Whitas Road, Chennai- 600014. 6. Regional Manager,United India Insurance Co. Ltd., R. Block,Patna. 7. The Divisional Manager, United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Rajendra Prasad Road, Second Floor, Bhagalpur-812001. 8. The Deputy Election Officer-cum-District Election Branch- Bhagalpur. 9. The Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar, Patna....................Respondents. --------- 2. 07.11.2009. Counsel for the petitioner is directed to implead the Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar, as respondent no. 9, in this application. Petitioner is the wife of Sanjeev Kumar who while serving in the office of the Regional Manager, United India Insurance Company Ltd., Bhagalpur, was deputed for conducting General Assembly Election, 2005, and his letter of appointment as Polling Officer is dated 23.10.2005 is contained in Annexure-2 to this application. Close perusal of the aforesaid appointment letter indicates that the petitioner had taken polling materials as also advance of Rs. 800/-for discharging his duties as Polling Officer pursuant to the said order. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that while proceeding to conduct the election in the light of the order contained in Annexure- 2, her husband Sanjeev Kumar met with an accident and could not reach the polling station and she is required to be considered for grant of compensation by the authorities as her husband while proceeding - 2 - on election duty met with an accident and left for his heavenly abode. In this connection, the brother of the husband of the petitioner, Sri Om Prakash Bhagat, has submitted a representation to the District Magistrate-cum-District Election Officer, Bhaglapur, requesting the authorities to ensure payment of compensation for death of his brother, namely, Sanjeev Kumar on account of accident while proceeding on election duty. Having heard the counsel for the petitioner as also the Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar, Patna, I direct the District Magistrate, Bhagalpur, to forward the representation of Sri Om Prakash Bhagat brother of Sanjeev Kumar, dated 27.10.2005 as contained in Annexure-6, to the Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar, Patna, respondent no. 9, with recommendation about the claim of the petitioner that her husband died on account of accident while proceeding on election duty and the Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar, Patna shall consider the representation alongwith the report of the District Magistrate in accordance with law as early as possible in any case within two months from the date of receipt of the representation alongwith the report from the District Magistrate. The District Magistrate is called upon to forward the representation and his report as early as possible in any case within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before him. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. U.K. (V.N.Sinha,J)