Ramanand Singh vs State of Bihar - 2023 Supreme(Pat) 1087

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2023 Supreme(Pat) 1087

MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
Ramanand Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Pravin Kumar Sinha.
For the Respondents: Smt. Namrata Mishra-GA-13.

Mohit Kumar Shah, J.—The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief(s):—

“1. That the petitioner by the instant writ application has prayed for issuance of a writ/writs, preferably a writ in the nature of 'Mandamus' Commanding the respondent authorities to appoint the petitioner on the Post of Dafadar under Bangaon Police Station under Saharsa District holding that the petitioner is entitled for appointment on the said post whereas the respondent no-7 has wrongly been appointed in the facts and circumstances of case.”

2. At the outset, the learned counsel for the respondent-State has pointed out that the father of the petitioner died in harness on 17.05.1971, i.e. about 52 years back, when the petitioner was a minor.

3. A bare perusal of the pleadings, made in the present writ petition would show that the petitioner was minor at the time of death of the father of the petitioner in harness, hence he was not considered for the purposes of grant of compassionate employment and when he attained majority, he is stated to have applied for grant of compassionate employment on 11.05.2011 and on 24.07.2013, respectively, as can be culled out from page no.7 of the present

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