IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6221 of 2006 1. MOSTT.TETRA DEVI WIFE OF LATE RAMJEE SHARMA 2. SHARDA KUMARI , DAUGHTER OF LATE RAMJEE SHARMA, , BOTH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KUNGALI CHAPRA, P.O. KARSAUT, P.S.DAROUNDA, DIST. SIWAN……. PETITIONERS Versus 1. The Chairman State Electricity Board,patna. 2. The Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Bihar Electricity Board, patna. 3. The Engineer-in-Chief, Bihar Electricity Board,Patna. 4. The Chief Engineer, Bihar Elelctricity Board, Regional Office, Dist.Muzaffarpur. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Chapra Electric Division, Chapra. 6. The Executive Engineer, Bihar Electricity Board, Siwan, Dist. Siwan. 7. The Assistant Engineer Bihar Electricity Board, Siwan, Dist. Siwan. ---------------- For the petitioners : Mr. Shambhu Prasad, Advocate. For the respondent : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Advocate. Mr. Akhileshwar Singh, Advocate ------------ 2 11.2.2009 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and for the Bihar State Electricity Board. The husband of petitioner no.1 and father of petitioner no.2 died on 2.5.2001 while he was employed in the Bihar State Electricity Board in Maharajganj in the District of Siwan. Thereafter petitioner No.1 applied for compassionate appointment which was duly forwarded by respondent no.6 by his letter No. 430 dated 3.4.2002. However, despite the fact that the petitioner No.1 appeared in the interview on 10.10.2003, no final decision has been taken in the said matter till date. In the aforesaid circumstances this writ application is disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 4 General manager-cum- Chief Engineer,Muzaffrpur Electric Supply Area, to consider and dispose of the case of the petitioners for compassionate appointment - 2 - within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Rahman/ (RameshKumar Datta, J)