IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7913 of 2007 LAKSHMINIYA DEVI, wife of Late Satish Chaudhary, resident of village- Dewanpura, Post- Kadirganj, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Nawada. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Patna. 2. The Managing Director, Magadh Gramin Bank now merged in Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chairman Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Zonal Manager, Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank, Controller Office, Gaya. 5. The Branch Manager, Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank, Hathmarwa, District Nawada. … Respondents. ----------- 2. 05.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Though the prayer made in this writ application is for a direction to the authorities of the respondent-Bank for considering the case of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground, learned counsel for the petitioner, in the light of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of State Bank of India & Anr. Vs. Raj Kumar, reported in 2010 (2) BBCJ, 353 (SC), would fairly submit that the appointment of the petitioner on compassionate ground is not permissible and therefore the respondents should be directed to pay ex-gratia amount as per the revised policy. Mr. Prashant Ved Sen, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Bank has no objection in 2 considering the case of the petitioner for grant of ex gratia payment strictly in accordance with the policy. That being so, this application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-authority to do the needful in the matter of considering and making payment of ex gratia amount as per the policy of the Bank. Such a decision must be taken within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and consequential payment, if any, must be made to the dependent family members of the deceased employee within next one month. It is, however, made clear that the petitioner and other dependent family member of the deceased employee, if required to complete certain formalities as per the Bank policy, must do so within a period of one month from today and the period as prescribed above would run only thereafter. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this writ application is disposed of. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)