IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7140 of 2011 Vijay Kumar, son of Late Indradeo Singh, R.O.V Ramji Chak, Bhatahari, P.O. Biyapur, P.S. Maner, Dist-Patna. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Chief Engineer (Mech.) Mechanical Wing, Road Construction Dept. Bihar, Patna. 3. The Superintendent Engineer (Mech.) National Highway, Mach Circle Patna. Bihar. 4. The Executive Engineer (Mech.), National Highway, Mach. Division, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. 5. The Chairman District Compassionate Appointment Committee-cum-District Magistrate Muzaffarpur. District-Muzaffarpur. ----------- 2. 03.05.2011 The Executive Engineer has rejected the application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment by his letter dated 03.12.2009 as contained in Annexure-4, on the ground that the dependents of employee’s working under work charge establishment were not entitled for compassionate appointment. In paragraph 8 of the writ application petitioner has said that his father was getting all the benefits of employees as a Government Servant. Besides, as learned counsel for the petitioner rightly submits, the Executive Engineer has no authority to reject the application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment which has to be necessarily placed before the duly 2 constituted Compassionate Committee under the law for the purpose. Writ application is accordingly, allowed the letter of the Executive Engineer as contained in Annexure-4 is quashed. He is directed to place the matter of petitioner before the Compassionate Committee for its appropriate decision in accordance with law in its next meeting. Prakash ( J.N.Singh, J.)