IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8177 of 2010 Manoj Kumar son of late Dinesh Mandal, resident of village Dogachchhi, P.S. Nath Nagar, District Bhagalpur……………….…….Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Irrigation Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Chief Engineer, Irrigation Department, Bihar at Patna. 3. The Executive Engineer, Quality Control, Division No.1, Patna-2………………………….Respondents With CWJC No.2335 of 2011 Pankaj Kumar Pappu, Son of Late Dinesh Mandal, resident of Village Dogachhi, P.S. Fatehpur, District Bhagalpur……………..Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Chief Engineer, Irrigation Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Executive Engineer, Quality Control, Division No.1, Patna-2………………………………Respondents ----------- (In CWJC No. 8177 of 2010) For Petitioner: Mr. Bhola Prasad, Advocate For the State: Mr. Din Bandhu Singh, Advocate (In CWJC No. 2335 of 2011) For Petitioner: Mr. Sharad Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State: Mr. Rakesh Prabhat, A.C. to G.P.19. 2 08.03.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the State. The two writ applications are by two sons of the same deceased employee of the Government, who died in harness on 21.08.2007. They claim for 2 appointment on compassionate ground and are contesting claim of each other. Entitlement of either of them for appointment on compassionate ground has to be essentially decided by the District Compassionate Committee. Therefore, both the writ applications are disposed of with liberty to both the petitioners to file applications in proper format with all the details enclosing documents, if not filed earlier, before the respondent – Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department, Quality Control, Division No.1, Patna, who shall process their applications, collect all information and documents, as may be required, and place the same before the District Compassionate Committee for its consideration as to who, in accordance with law, is eligible to be appointed on compassionate ground. The respondent- Executive Engineer shall refer the matter to the District Compassionate Committee within one month from the date of receipt/production of copies of 3 applications of the petitioners, if not already received and/or from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order whichever may be later. The writ applications are disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)