Onkarnath Roy v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16591 of 2018 ====================================================== Onkarnath Roy S/o Santoshi Prasad Roy R/o Village- Kowakol, P.S. Kowakol, Distt. Nawada.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar 2.

The Principal Secretary, Human Resource Deptt. Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Director Primary Education Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The District Magistrate Nawada, Distt. Nawada. 5.

The District Education Officer, Nawada, Distt. Nawada. 6.

The District Programme Officer Establishment, Distt. Nawada. 7.

The Block Education Officer, Nawada Block, Distt. Nawada. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Md. Kamaluddin, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar Singh, A.C. to A.A.G. 15 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 01-07-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

The petitioner approached this Court for issuance of direction to respondent authorities to consider his transfer and posting to any school outside the Govindpur Block, in the District of Nawada.

From the presentation of the writ application, it appears that the petitioner is apprehensive of untoward events as he was assaulted in the past for not accepting the joining of certain Teacher, contrary to the Rules. Apprehending physical assault, petitioner has approached the District Education Officer

Patna High Court CWJC No.16591 of 2018(2) dt.01-07-2019 2/2 of Education Department with a request for his transfer. But his request was not considered by the respondents. Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent authorities to take an appropriate decision regarding the transfer of the petitioner to any school outside Govindpur Block, having regard to the situation of the petitioner, at the earliest preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

With the aforesaid, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uma/- U