IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10132 of 2010 SHANKAR KUMAR MAHARAN, SON OF RAM PRASAD MAHARANI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HARINAGAR, P.O. RAGHUNI DEHAT, P.S. RAJNAGAR, DISTRICT MADHUBANI. Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY, FINANCE BANKING DIVISION, NEW DELHI. 2. THE UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK KALAM BAGH CHO9WK, MUZAFFARPUR. 3. THE REGIONAL OFFICE, UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANKTHROUGH REGIONAL MANAGER, MADHUBANI(THE THEN MITHILA KSHETRIYA GRAMIN BANK, MADHUBANI). 4. THE CHAIRMAN, UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK, MUZAFFARPUR. 5. THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR, UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK, MUZAFFARPUR. 6. THE GENERAL MANAGER, UTTAR BIHAR GRAMIN BANK, MUZAFFARPUR. ----------- 02. 05.07.2010 From the contents of the writ application it is evident that father of the petitioner while serving as messenger in one of the Branches of the Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Muzaffarpur died on 11.2.2007, in the circumstances, the case of the petitioner is required to be considered for payment of ex gratia amount in the light of the subsequent policy change made by the Bank in 2006 and the case of the petitioner cannot be considered for compassionate appointment. Accordingly, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent authority of the Bank for grant of ex gratia amount within a reasonable time. Rajesh/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)