IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15537 of 2007 PARMENDRA KUMAR SINGH, S/O LATE NAGESHWAR SINGH, R/O VILLAGE AND POST PIROUTA, P.S.NABINAGAR, DISTRICT-AURANGABAD, BIHAR. ……………………PETITIONER. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2.CHAIRMAN, COMPASSIONATE COMMITTEE AURANGABAD CUM DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, AURANGABAD. 3.DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, AURANGABAD. 4.DISTRICRT EDUCATION OFFICER, AURANGABAD. 5.DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. 6.HEAD MASTER NAURA HIGH SCHOOL, P.S.NABINAGAR, P.S.NAUAR, DISTRICT- AURANGABAD. …………………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02/ 08.04.2011 Heard counsel for the parties. The prayer of the petitioner, in this writ application is to quash the decision of the District Compassionate Appointment Committee rejecting the case of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground by holding that the adopted sons are not entitled for appointment on compassionate ground. Prima facie this view is not sustainable, inasmuch as, the adopted son is also a son. The authorities could definitely have gone into the issue of adoption to find out as to whether the deceased employee had ever made a valid 2 adoption but they cannot refuse the appointment of the petitioner, only on the ground that the dependent was the adopted son. In that view of the matter, this Court would direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law and since the petitioner has been waiting for his consideration, this Court would direct the authorities to take a final decision within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It is however made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merit of the claim of the petitioner and has simply remitted the matter back to the authorities to consider the same strictly in accordance with law. With the aforementioned observations and direction this application is disposed of. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha,J)