IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 23065 of 2011 Shobha Devi, wife of late Gautam Rawat, resident of village and Post – Ramgarh, P.S. – Ramgarh, District – Kaimur at present C/o Manohar Ram, resident of Mohalla – Welbarganj, Harizan Colony (Behind Anand Talkies), Post – Gulzarbagh, P.S. – Alamganj, District – Patna ……………… Petitioner Versus 1. General Manager, Bank Of India, Head Office, Terminal Benefit Division, HRDDD, 3rd Floor, West Wing Star House C-5, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandar (East) Mumbai – 400051 2. The Zonal Manager, Bank of India, Patna Zone, Chanakya Palace, Birchand Patel Marg, Patna-1 3. Dy. Zonal Manager, Patna Zone, Chanakya Palace Birchand Patel Marg, Patna – 1 4. The Circle Manager, Bank of India, Patna Circle, Patna 5. The Branch Manager, Bank of India, Sahukha Branch, District – Kaimur ……………. Respondents ---------------------------------- 02. 23.12.2011 Petitioner wants appointment under the respondent-Bank on compassionate ground. There is no Scheme for compassionate appointment in operation any more. In lieu thereof the Bank has now formulated the Scheme for payment of ex-gratia lump sum amount. Such a provision is also in existence with regard to other Banks, including State Bank of India. One of such matters traveled to the Hon'ble Apex Court and the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of State Bank of India & Anr. Versus Raj Kumar in a decision reported in 2010(2)BBCJ353 upheld the policy and declared such a policy to be valid, as appointment on compassionate ground is not a fundamental right of any person. Writ is dismissed. 2 If the petitioner is willing to accept payments of ex-gratia under the scheme, let her approach the Bank and the Bank will be obliged to settle the same with due priority. SKM (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)