IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.19434 of 2011 1. Rajesh Kumar Singh Son of Late Paras Nath Singh, Resident of Village + P.O. - Aahiraulia, P.S. - Chiraya, District - East Champaran at Motihari 2. Shailendra Singh Son of Late Sudama Singh Resident of Village + P.O.- Chakia, P.S. - Malahi, District - East Champaran at Motihari--------petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, through Principal Secretary, Human Resource Development Deptt, Patna 2. The District Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari 3. The District Compassionate Committee, East Champaran through its Chairman 4. The District Education Officer, East Champaran------------------- respondents ----------- For the petitioners :Mr.Sunil Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :Mr.Arjun Mandal, AC to S.C.24 ----- 2. 21.11.2011 Mr.Sunil Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners, seeks permission to confine the present writ application to the case of the petitioner No.1 with liberty to file a fresh writ application with respect to the petitioner No.2. In the facts and circumstances, the name of the petitioner No.2 is directed to be deleted and the matter shall be confined to the petitioner No.1 only with the liberty as sought for. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The only grievance of the petitioner is that having applied for being appointed on compassionate ground on 2 8.9.2008 on the death of his father on 17.2.2008 while he was in service as Headmaster, Primary School, Baraitha in Chiraiya Block of East Champaran district, the authorities have as yet not taken any action in the matter despite the passage of three years period. In the aforesaid circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to consider and dispose of the claim of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Spal/