Vinod Kumar Gupta v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: compassionate appointment; death of petitioner; appointment of wife as Clerk; Government School, Block Chausa, Buxar; rejoining through proper channel; regularization of salary; updation of service book; arrears 2017-18; mandamus; counter-affidavit dated pursuant to order 02.02.2026; grievances adjudicated; writ disposed of; Patna High Court; CWJC 12365/2019; Justice Ajit Kumar; HRD Department Bihar; District Magistrate Buxar; DEO Buxar; BDO Chausa; Middle School Gosaipur. Use when researching disposal of service-related writ petitions on ground of subsequent compassionate appointment to the petitioner's family.
What did the court decide?
The submissions of the learned counsel for the State (that upon the petitioner's death his wife was given compassionate appointment as Clerk and that all the petitioner's grievances have been adjudicated) were not controverted by the counsel for the petitioner.