IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.181 of 2010 RAM KISHORE SINGH, son of Late Arbind Kumar Singh, Resodent of Village-Arara, P.O.- Dharhara, P.S. Hajipur District-Vaishali. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR through it’s Chief Secretary, Patna. 2.The Commissioner, Public Health & Engineering Department, Bihar, Patna. 3.The Superintending Engineer, Public Health and Engineering Department, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. 4.The Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Muzaffarpur. ----------- 2 2/2/2010 I.A. No.937 of 2010. This is an application for condonation of delay of 39 days. Mr. Ritesh Kumar, learned counsel for the State has no objection for condonation of delay. Accordingly, delay in filing the appeal is condoned. I.A. is accordingly allowed. L.P.A. No.181 of 2010. As we have condoned delay, we are inclined to take up the appeal for admission. Heard Mr. Uma Shankar Singh, No.2, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Ritesh Kumar, learned counsel for the respondents. 2 In this intra court appeal, assail is to the order dated 11.11.2009 whereby the learned Single Judge has declined to extend benefit of compassionate appointment to the appellant whose father, a work charge employee, died in harness. The said view got support from the decision rendered in the case of ‘Dilip Kumar Bhattacharya & Ors Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors., reported in 2004 (4) PLJR 889. In view of the aforesaid, we do not perceive any merit in this appeal. Accordingly, the same is dismissed without any order as to costs. (Dipak Misra, C.J.) Abhay Kumar ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)