IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1852 of 2007 MAMTA DEVI, wife of Late Ex. Sep. Puran Singh Army No. 4268968 M, resident of village- Shahpur Defence Colony, P.O. Danapur, District- Patna (Bihar). …. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA through the Defence Secretary, Army H.O. Defence H. Q, New Delhi. 2. The Chief of the Army Staff, Army, H.Q., Defence H.Q. New Delhi. 3. The Record Officer, Bihar Regt. Abhilekh Karyalaya, Records the Bihar Regiment, Danapur, Cantt- 801503. …. Respondents. --------- For the petitioner : None For the respondent : Mr. Raghib Ahsan, A.S.G. ----------- 2. 31.03.2011 No one appears for the petitioner. Counsel for the respondent is present. Though a prayer has been made in this writ application only for considering the case of the petitioner for her appointment on compassionate ground in Indian Army, the respondents by filing a counter affidavit have explained that the case of the petitioner was considered on three occasions by three different boards but she could not be selected as her name did not find place in merit. A copy of the counter affidavit was served on the counsel for the petitioner on 24.8.2007 but there is no denial to the fact mentioned in the counter affidavit. 2 In that view of the matter, since the respondents have already considered the case of the petitioner for her compassionate appointment and have rejected it on three occasions, there would be hardly any scope for this Court to issue another direction for considering the case of the petitioner for her appointment on compassionate ground. Since the respondents themselves have indicated in paragraph 18 of the counter affidavit that the petitioner, so desires, her son may be enrolled under priority I being widow’s son when he would attain majority, the petitioner, if so advised, may take benefit of this offer given by the respondents in their counter affidavit. With the aforementioned observation, this writ application is dismissed. kanchan/- ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)