IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11226 of 2010 1. BABLU KUMAR, S/O BENI PRASAD, R/O MOHALLA EAST LOHANIPUR (NEAR GIRI APARTMENT), P.S. KADAM KUAN, DISTRICT-PATNA. Versus 1. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,PATNA,THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR,NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,PATNA. 3. THE REGISTRAR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,PATNA. ----------- 3. 02.08.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the National Institute of Technology, Patna (hereinafter referred to as “N.I.T.”). 2. Petitioner is the son of Beni Prasad who died while serving the N.I.T. After the death of his father petitioner has applied for compassionate appointment in the N.I.T. He has filed this writ petition praying, inter alia, to direct the competent authority of the N.I.T. to consider his request for compassionate appointment as even after passage of more than a year the request to consider the case of the petitioner for compassionate appointment has not been considered although his father died in harness on 19.03.2009. 3. Having heard counsel for the petitioner and the N.I.T., this writ application is disposed of directing the authorities of the N.I.T. to consider the request of the petitioner for grant of compassionate appointment, as early as possible, in any case within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the Director, N.I.T. It is made clear that if the authorities require some further information from the petitioner, they are always at liberty to seek such information and pass appropriate orders dealing with his request for compassionate appointment. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha, J.)