IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12768 of 2000 1. PANKAJ KUMAR son of Late Mishri Prasad Singh, 2. Punam Kumari 3. Bunni Kumari Both daughters of Late Mishri Prasad Singh. All minors under and through their natural guardian (Maternal uncle) namely Raj Kumar @ Raju son of Late Bhagwan Mistri and all petitioners and their said guardian are residents of Mohalla- Kurji Magadh Colony, P.S. Digha, District- Patna. . . . . . . . . Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Director General of Police, Old Secretariat, Patna-800015. 3. The Special Secretary, Department of Home (Police), Secretariat, Patna-800015. 4. The Inspector General of Police, Patna Zone, Police Office, North of Gandhi Maidan, Patna-800001. 5. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna-800001… Respondents. ----------- 5/ 12.11.2009 No one appears on behalf of petitioners even today after repeated calls. Counsel for the State is present. The petitioners, who are all minors and represented through their guardian, have prayed for commanding the respondents to pay the Ex-gratia reliefs along with other benefits as contained in Memo No. 5508 dated 05.05.1997 issued by Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar. The facts of the case, in short is that late Mishri Prasad Singh, father of the petitioners, died on 19.12.1995, while he was posted as Subedar in Bihar Military Police XIV. After his death, his eldest son Pappu Kumar was appointed as Child Constable on compassionate ground. It is the stand of the petitioners that the aforesaid Pappu Kumar was killed by criminals on 04.06.1998, for which Digha P.S. case no. 52 of 1998 was registered against Umesh Rai, Amit Kumar, Birju Kumar and others. After the death of Pappu - 2 - Kumar, his mother Sarswati Devi was appointed as a lady constable on compassionate ground. Unfortunately, she was also killed while she was returning from police line on 05.01.1999. It is noted in the circular of the Finance Department dated 05.05.1997 that a police employee or any other government employee, who dies in course of duty or is killed by extremists or terrorists are to be granted Ex-gratia reliefs of Rs. 2,50,000/- apart from other benefits under various Government circulars and resolutions. The stand of the respondent is that both Pappu Kumar and his mother Sarswati Devi, who were appointed as constables were killed by their enemy. The respondent has taken sympathetic attitude of the entire circumstances. The Director General of Police vide his Memo no. 6757/P-2 dated 16.10.2000 gave direction to appoint the petitioner Pankaj Kumar, as a constable in the District of Saran, which has been duly intimated to him. As no one appears on behalf of the petitioners, this Court is not in know how whether Pankaj Kumar received the communication of joining and has joined subsequent thereto. This writ application is disposed of with the direction that the authorities would implement direction issued by the Director General of Police vide Memo No. 6757/P-2 dated 16.10.2000 appointing the petitioner Pankaj Kumar as a constable as contained in paragraph 10 of the counter affidavit. With the aforesaid direction, this writ application is disposed of. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)