Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CWJC No.8520 of 2026, oral order dated 23-06-2026 by Justice Raj Kumar. Petitioner Anandi Paswan sought a direction to Bihar authorities (Khagaria district) to dispose of his representation dated 11.12.2023 for compassionate appointment following his father's death; the representation (Annexure-P/5) lay pending with the Circle Officer without any decision or reasoned order despite the Circle Officer's recommendation (Annexure-P/4). The Court directed respondent no. 3, the Sub-Divisional Officer cum District Compassionate Committee, to consider and decide the representation within six weeks, noting the petitioner's financial crunch, and disposed of the application. Keywords: compassionate appointment, representation pending, six weeks, financial crunch, Khagaria, Bihar, mandamus-type direction.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no. 3 to consider and decide the petitioner's representation within six weeks, considering the petitioner's financial crunch; writ application disposed of with these observations.