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Meena Devi & Anr vs The Union Of India & Ors on 26 July, 2011

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Meena Devi & Anr vs The Union Of India & Ors on 26 July, 2011
                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 LPA No.1653 of 2009

          1. Meena Devi W/O Late Shatrughan Jha R/O Vill- Chajan Harirai
          Tola, P.O. Chajan Harishankar Via Turki, P.S. Kudhani, Distt.
          Muzaffarpur
          2. Deepak Kr. Jha S/O Late Shatrughan Jha R/O Vill- Chajan
          Harirai Tola, P.O. Chajan Harishankar Via Turki, P.S. Kudhani,
          Distt. Muzaffarpur
                                  -------------- Appellants/Petitioners
                                          Versus
          1. The Union of India through Ministry of Finance Govt. Of India,
          New Delhi
          2. The State Bank of India through Its Chairman Head Office, State
          Bank Of India, Mumbai
          3. The Chief General Manager Local Head Office, State Bank of
          India, Patna
          4. The General Manager Zonal Office, State Bank of India, Club
          Road, Ramna, Muzaffarpur
          5. The Branch Manager Goraul Branch, State Bank of India, Goraul,
          Distt. Vaishali
                                  -------------- Respondents/Respondents

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10. 26.07.2011 This case relates to seeking compassionate

appointment of the petitioners-appellants herein on

the death of Late husband of appellant no.1 in

harness on 22.07.2009. The writ petition was filed by

her for the same relief which was rejected by the

learned Single Judge. Being aggrieved by the same the

present L.P.A. has been filed.

During course of argument a solution has

been made by this Court that in view of the direction

issued by the learned Single Judge to consider

application of the appellants for grant of ex-gratia

amount the learned standing counsel appearing for
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the Bank has handedover a Demand Draft issued by

S.B.I., Goraul Branch bearing no. 196194 dated

25.07.2011 drawn in favour of Smt. Meena Devi

(appellant no.1), W/o Late Shatrughan Jha to the tune

of Rs. 6,00000/- (Six Lakhs) for the death of her Late

husband Shatrughan Jha and the learned counsel

appearing for the appellants has also accepted the ex-

gratia amount of Rs. 6,00000/- today in open Court.

Recording the same this L.P.A. stands

disposed of.

(T. Meena Kumari, J.)

(Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J)
P.K.