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2026 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 257

PATNA HIGH COURT
PARTHA SARTHY, J
Seraj Anwar – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Personal and Administrative Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. S. M. Ashraf, Mr. Kamlendra Pd. Singh
For the Respondents: Mr. Md. Raisul Haque (SC-10), Mr. Sanjeev Kumar

Table of Content
1. application of compassionate appointment rules post employee's death. (Para 2 , 3 , 4)
2. arguments on restrictions for compassionate appointments. (Para 5 , 6)
3. court's rationale regarding applicable schemes and their timing. (Para 8 , 9)
4. final directive to revise the petitioner's application for appointment. (Para 12 , 13)

ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 05-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has filed the instant application for the following relief (s) :-

“1. (i) For quashing of the order No. 33/2018 dated 20.04.2018 issued by the District and Sessions Judge (Respondent No. 5). Aurangabad communicated to the petitioner vide Memo No. 562/2018 dated 20.04.2018 whereby and where- under the claim of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground has been rejected (Annexure-8).

(ii) For the issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents, especially respondent Nos. 3, 4 and 5 to appoint the petitioner on compassionate ground, whose father died in harness on 28.11.2015.

(iii) For the issuance of any other writ/order/direction as may be considered fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

3. The case o

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