IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9615 of 2010 1. SHASHI VERMA, W/O LATE KISHORE KR. VERMA, R/O MOHALLA INDRAPURI COLONY (NEAR BAJAJ AGENCY),HOUSE NO. 227, WARD NO. 7, HARSH BHAWAN (HOUSE NAME HARSHA BHAWAN) P.O. - G.P.O. HEAD POST OFFICE BETTIAH, DISTRICT- WEST CHAMPARAN (BETTIAH ) 845438 (WEST CHAMPARAN). Versus 1. UTTAR BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK HAED OFFICE KALAMBAGH ROAD MUZAFFARPUR THROUGH ITS GENERAL MANAGER. 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS UTTAR BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN HEAD OFFICE KALAMBAGH ROAD,MUZAFFARPUR. 3. CHAIRMAN UTTAR BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK KALAMBAGH ROAD MUZAFFARPUR. 4. GENERAL MANAGER UTTAR BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK KALAMBAGH ROAD MUZAFFARPUR. 5. CHIEF MANAGER UTTAR BIHAR KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK KALAMBAGH ROAD,MUZAFFARPUR. ----------- For the Petitioner :M/s Ajay Kumar Sinha & Surendra Kishore Thakur, Advocates For the Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank :Mr. Prabhakar Jha, Advocate 02/ 25.06.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank. 2. Petitioner is the widow of Late Kishore Kumar Verma, who while serving as Clerk-cum- Cashier in the Garhaura Branch of Champaran Kshetriya Gramin Bank, met with motorcycle accident on 17.5.2004 and succumbed to the injuries on 31.5.2004 while under treatment at Patna. Soon after his death, an application was filed requesting the Area Manager of the Bank to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground. Application is dated 5.6.2004 and appears to have been received by the Branch Manager on 5.6.2004, but till date the same has not been considered. 3. Let the authorities of the Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank 2 in which Champaran Kshetriya Gramin Bank has merged, consider the application of the petitioner dated 5.6.2004, Annexures-2, 2A in accordance with law, provided there is record of its receipt in the Branch office in which it is said to have been filed/ received or in the office of the Chairman of the Champaran Kshetriya Gramin Bank, as early as possible, in any case within three months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. 4. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)