IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14760 of 2007 ARJUN RAM @ ARJUN PASWAN, son of Shri Rajwali Paswan @ Shri Rajwali Ram, resident of village Jamhour, P.S. Jamhour, District Aurangabad … Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The District Magistrate, Aurangabad 3. The Deputy Collector, Najarat, Aurangabad 4. The Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad 5. The Officer In-charge, P.S. Jamhaur, District Aurangabad … Respondents ----------- 2. 11.4.2011 No one appears for the petitioner. Counsel for the State is present and would submit that the claim of the petitioner, maternal grand-son of the deceased employee, for his being appointed on compassionate ground cannot be allowed in view of the fact that after the death of the deceased employee his only son Ram Pravesh Paswan has already been appointed on 5.12.2006, whereafter he has also joined the service and he is working in the Department as Chaukidar. Once this aspect would become clear that the appointment on compassionate ground of one of the dependent of the deceased employee has already been made, there would be no question of considering the case of the petitioner particularly when he does not 2 fall in the category of such dependents, who can be appointed on compassionate ground though he could have been nominated for substitute (Avazi) appointment. The case here, however, is for compassionate appointment and since he does not fall in the category of wife, son, unmarried daughter and the daughter-in-law of the pre- deceased son, his claim for appointment on compassionate ground has no legs to stand. That being so, this application is wholly misconceived and is, accordingly, dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/