IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5748 of 2007 1. SHANTI DEVI, W/o late Roopnarayan Yadav, resident of village Ranipur, P.S. Mehandiganj, District Patna 2. Rajiv Kumar, son of Ashok Prasad, resident of village Ranipur, P.S. Mehandiganj, District Patna … Petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary, Urban Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. Patna Municipal Corporation through its Commissioner cum Chief Executive Officer, Budha Marg, Patna-1 3. The Commissioner cum Chief Executive Officer, Patna Municipal Corporation, Budha Marg, Patna-1 4. The Additional Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, Bailey Road, Patna … Respondents ----------- 2. 1.4.2011 Heard counsel for the parties. In view of the fact that the prayer of the petitioners in this writ application is for a direction to the respondent Patna Municipal Corporation for considering the case of compassionate appointment of petitioner no.2 and the authorities have already considered and rejected such request of petitioner no.2 on the ground that a grand-son, which petitioner no.2 is, cannot be appointed in view of the policy of the State Government dated 5.10.1991 as adopted by Patna Municipal Corporation, this Court would find it difficult to direct the 2 respondents to consider the case of petitioner no.2 for his appointment on compassionate ground. As is well settled each case of compassionate ground has to be considered strictly in accordance with the policy and the policy in hand which has been framed by the State Government and adopted by Patna Municipal Corporation does not provide for appointment of a grand-son of the deceased employee. The reliance placed by the learned counsel for the petitioners on an order of this Court dated 24.8.2001 in C.W.J.C.No. 10780/2001 (Most. Shail Devi & anor. vs. the Board of Directors & ors.), reported in 2001(4) PLJR 241, seems to be wholly misplaced, inasmuch as the case therein was of a Bank where the policy of compassionate appointment had itself provided for appointment of not only a widow, a son, a daughter, a brother, a sister but even any other close relative so nominated by the widow. Apparently such policy is not in existence for the employees of the State of Bihar or for the employees of Patna Municipal Corporation, wherein only the 3 widow, son, unmarried daughter or widow of the pre-deceased son have been categorized as the dependents of the deceased employee who can be appointed on compassionate ground. That being so, this Court would find it difficult to issue any direction for appointment of petitioner no.2 on compassionate ground in Patna Municipal Corporation. In the result, this application fails and is accordingly dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/