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Rakesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2020-01-24The Chief Justice -,Mr. Justice Dr. Anil Kumar Upadhyay2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1746 of 2020 ====================================================== Rakesh Kumar Son of Baidyanath Prasad Singh Resident of Mohalla- Bichali Gali Ramdhanpur, P.O.- R.S. Gaya, P.S. Nai Godam, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary Minor Irrigation Department, Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Joint Secretary Minor Irrigation Department, Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Under Secretary Minor Irrigation Department, Bihar, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ram Hriday Prasad For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Lalit Kishore (Ag) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 24-01-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

Petitioner has prayed for the following relief: "For issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondents to transfer those Govt. employees posted in minor irrigation department in the State of Bihar for more than three years at their place of posting.

After the matter was heard for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner shall be content if a direction is issued to the concerned respondents to consider and decide the representation, which the petitioner shall be

Patna High Court CWJC No.1746 of 2020(2) dt.24-01-2020 2/2 making afresh within a period of four weeks from today. Learned counsel for the State states that upon receipt of such request, if any, the same shall be dealt with in accordance with law, expeditiously and positively within a period of three months from the date of receipt thereof. Equally, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take recourse to such alternative remedies as are otherwise available in accordance with law.

We are hopeful that as and when petitioner takes recourse to such remedies, as are otherwise available in law, before the appropriate forum, the same shall be dealt with, in accordance with law and with reasonable dispatch. The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) sujit/- U