IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14261 of 2008 Sukeshri Devi wife of Late Hardeep Ram, resident of village Mithanpuray Madhopur, P.O. Mustfapur, P.S. Ahiyapur, District Muzaffarpur……………………………..……………………….Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Officer Incharge, Ahiyapur P.S. District Muzaffarpur…………………………………Respondents ----------- 2 08.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the respondents to consider her case for appointment on compassionate ground and order for the same. It is stated that the husband of the petitioner died on 28.04.2004 (wrongly 28.04.2008 has been mentioned in paragraph 1 of the writ application) while working as Chowkidar. Thereafter petitioner applied for compassionate appointment on 15.05.2004, vide Annexure-7. However, it is submitted that her application has not yet been considered by the respondents and no final decision has been taken in the 2 matter. The writ application was filed on 17.09.2008 with service of two copies of the writ application in the office of the learned Advocate General. However, till today, no counter affidavit has been filed in this case. Learned counsel for the respondents prays for time to file counter affidavit. Prayer is rejected. In view of the facts stated in the writ application, the same is disposed of with a direction to the concerned respondent to process the application of the petitioner for her appointment on compassionate ground, complete all the formalities and refer the same, within one month from the date of receipt/production a copy of this order, to be placed for consideration by the District Compassionate Committee in its next meeting for decision in the matter in accordance with law. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)