1. This writ petition has been filed seeking direction upon the respondent Allahabad Bank to appoint petitioner no. 2 Rajesh Kumar on compassionate ground on the death of his father late Karambir Prasad while in employment of the Bank as Armed Security Guard at Katrasgarh Branch of the Bank.

2. A preliminary objection has been taken on behalf of the respondents as to maintainability of the writ petition on the ground of territorial jurisdiction. It has been submitted that Katrasgarh Branch in the district of Dhanbad lies within the territorial jurisdiction of the Jharkhand High Court and as no part of cause of action has arisen within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court, the writ petition is not maintainable. On behalf of the petitioners it has been submitted that they are residents of village Hasanpur Surat in the district of Samastipur within the jurisdiction of this Court, they entered into correspondence with the Bank for compassionate appointment from there and the decision not to appoint petitioner no. 2 was also communicated there and therefore, this Court has jurisdiction to entertain the petition and issue appropriate directions. Reliance is placed on a Benc