IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3379 of 2007 Suraj Mani Devi, Wife of late Radha Mohan Paswan, resident of village Jhikatia, Post Rukundi, P.S. Goh, District Aurangabad.......................Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate-cum-Collector at Aurangabad, District Aurangabad 3. The Anchal Adhikari, Goh, District Aurangabad 4. The Superintendent of Police at Aurangabad, District Aurangabad 5. The Officer-in-Charge Goh Police Station at Goh, District Aurangabad..Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No.6, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. A. Amanullah, G. A. No.IX *** 2 23.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. As per the case of the petitioner, her husband died in an accident on 06.05.2004 vide death certificate as contained in Annexure-2. However, in the death certificate given by Sadar Hospital, Chatra, at the time of post mortem, parentage of husband of the petitioner was wrongly recorded as son of Mathura Paswan which should have been Shaligram Paswan. It is submitted that because of this anomaly, case of the petitioner is not being considered by the respondents for her - 2 - appointment on compassionate ground. Learned counsel for the petitioner referred to certain documents to show that subsequently, name of her husband was corrected by the police in a case in which her husband was an accused. In the counter affidavit it is stated that in the criminal case, husband of the petitioner is still being shown as absconding. He has not reported on duty. Therefore, it was not established beyond doubt that the husband of the petitioner was dead. However, on account of this, respondents could not keep the application of the petitioners pending which must be considered and disposed of. While considering application of the petitioner, respondents will be at liberty to satisfy themselves with regard to actual death of the husband of the petitioner. They are also required to remove any shortfalls in the application, ask for particulars from her and get formal application made by her for such consideration. After completing her application with all particulars, the same should be - 3 - considered by the Compassionate Committee in its next meeting in which documents produced by the petitioner with regard to factum of death of her husband shall also be examined and considered. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. B.T (J. N. Singh, J.)