Mohit Kumar Shah, J.—The present writ petition has been filed for directing the respondents to immediately stop making payment of any further amount to the widow of the deceased son of the petitioner and to grant at least 50% of the total financial benefits given to the widow of the deceased son of the petitioner, who died while working as a constable with the Sashastra Seema Bal. The petitioner has also prayed for grant of compassionate appointment to her son or her unmarried younger daughter.

2. The brief facts of the case, according to the petitioner, is that the elder son of the petitioner, namely, Jitendra Kumar Gupta, was a CT/GD in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Frontier Headquarters, Patna, who was appointed on 08.02.2014 and died on duty on account of deadly Covid-19 disease, on 10.05.2021, whereafter, all the financial benefits / death cum retiral benefits including ex-gratia sum of Rs. 25 lacs, Bharat Ke Vir Nidhi to the tune of Rs. 15 lacs, Staff Benevolent Fund of Rs. 12 lacs etc. were paid to the widow /wife of the son of the petitioner, namely, Pooja Kumari, however, the petitioner, who is the old mother of the deceased, has been left high and dry. It is further submitted