IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11605 of 2006 DINANATH CHOUDHARY, son of Sri Ram Swarath Choudhary, resident of village and P.O. Chak Sikandar, P.S. Bidupur, District Vaishali … Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The District Magistrate, District Vaishali at Hajipur 3. The District Education Officer, Hajipur, District Vaishali 4. The Principal, Girls’ High School, Mahnar 5. The District Provident Fund Officer, District Vaishali at Hajipur … Respondents ----------- 3. 29.3.2011 No one appears for the petitioner. Counsel for the State and counsel for respondent no.5 are present. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application for appointment on compassionate ground on the basis of that his maternal grand-mother (Nani) had adopted him on 14.5.1990 and had executed a deed of gift in his favour on 24.7.1990 seems to be wholly frivolous, inasmuch as a Hindu male boy above 16 years of age cannot be adopted. The petitioner in his affidavit filed before this Court in support of this application on 8.9.2006 has claimed the age to be 41 years and therefore, even after giving discount of 16 years his age in the year 1990 of his own showing would be around 25 years. A male boy 2 of 25 years was incapable of being adopted and therefore, the whole case of adoption of the petitioner seems to be a cock and bull story. Apart from that this Court would also find that the petitioner claims that his maternal grand-mother, his own Nani, had adopted him as her son which comes within the prohibited case of relationship and a clear bar for adoption of a Hindu male. That being so, this writ application is wholly frivolous and is accordingly dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/