IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11772 of 2010 ====================================================== 1. Ashu Singh S/O Late Ramashray Singh R/O Vill.+P.O.- Manikpur, P.S.+Distt.- Gopalganj .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Collector Gopalganj, Distt.- Gopalganj 3. Deputy Collector Establishment Section Gopalganj Collectoriate, Distt.- Gopalganj 4. Sub Divisional Officer, Gopalganj, Distt.- Gopalganj .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jitendra Kr.Shrivastawa For the Respondent/s : Mr. (Sc17) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA) 3 22-11-2011 After some argument leave is sought to withdraw the application submitting that the wife of the deceased, if desirous, may be permitted to apply for compassionate appointment as the unmarried daughter has since been married and the present order may not come in way of any consideration of the application for compassionate appointment that may be submitted by the wife of the deceased. Learned counsel for the State has no objection to the same. The writ application is dismissed insofar as the present petitioner is concerned. Patna High Court CWJC No.11772 of 2010 (3) dt.22-11-2011 2 If the wife of the deceased applies for the compassionate appointment on her own right before expiry of the limitation provided in the guidelines regulating compassionate appointment, let the same be considered on its own merits in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a maximum period of 5 to 6 months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of such application when the respondents are adequately expected to consider issues of relaxation of age appropriately as a policy keeping in mind the purpose of compassionate appointment if the wife of the deceased has no other source of income. The writ application stands disposed. Krishna Chandra Jha/- (Navin Sinha, J)