IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.292 of 2009 Asharfi Mallick, S/o Late Bochai Mallick, resident of village & Post Kurhani, P.S. Kurhani, District Muzaffarpur………….Petitioner Versus 1. The Chairman, Allahabad Bank, Head Office, 2 Netaji Subhash Road, Kolkatta. 2. The Deputy General Manager, Allahabad Bank, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Branch Manager, Allahabad Bank, Kurhani Branch, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur.....................Respondents ----------- 2 03.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondent-Bank. Though no copy of the application has been annexed, but it has been pleaded in the writ application that the petitioner has filed an application for his appointment on compassionate ground before the respondents, after death of his father in harness on 10.01.2008. The writ application was filed on 06.01.2009 with service of two copies of the same on learned counsel for Allahabad Bank. However, no counter affidavit has been filed in this case. In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh application 2 for his appointment on compassionate ground before the competent authority of the Bank which shall be considered and disposed of on merits in accordance with the policy applicable in the Bank preferably within a period of two months from the date of filing of such fresh application. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)