IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22356 of 2011 Rizwana Khatoon W/O Late Wasi Ahmad Khan Resident of Ganj No.1, Ward No.16, P.S- Bettiah, District- West Champaran. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar Through the Secretary, Rural Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate, West Champaran. 3. The District Compassionate Appointment Committee, West Champaran through its Chairman. 4. The Circle Officer, Majhaulia, District- West Champaran. Respondents --------------------------------- 02 16.12.2011 This writ petition has been filed for grant of appointment to the petitioner on compassionate ground on the death of her husband, who died in harness on 12.9.2007, while working as Nazir in the Anchal Office, Majhaulia, District West Champaran. Learned counsel for the petitioner has invited attention to her application for appointment on compassionate ground filed on 11.11.2007 in the prescribed form and also to a reminder petition filed on 28.6.2008 which however remain undisposed of. Learned counsel for the State is present and has been heard. He has pointed out from the petitioner’s letter dated 28.6.2008 that prima facie there appears to be other claimant as well, apart from the fact that the petitioner has also chosen not to pursue her application for the last three years. Be that as it may, this Court is of the view that this writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the District 2 Magistrate, West Champaran (Respondent no.2) to consider the case of the petitioner and dispose of her representation as contained in Annexure-3 to the writ petition on its own merit without being influenced by any of the observations made herein, expeditiously by a speaking order after hearing the parties in accordance with law. With the above observation this writ petition stands disposed of. Chandran (Vikash Jain, J.)