Rekha Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1007 of 2022 ====================================================== Rekha Devi Wife of Shambhu Ram Resident of Village-Ward no.10, Bhawanipur North Near Duania Middle School, P.S.-Pratapganj, DistrictSupaul, Pin Code-852125. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The D.M., Supaul, District-Supaul.

3.

The D.D.C. Supaul, District-Supaul.

4.

The S.D.O. Birpur, Supaul.

5.

The D.E.O., Supaul.

6.

The D.P.O. Supaul.

7.

The D.P.O. (Saksharta), Supaul.

8.

The Head Master, Upgraded Middle School Daunia, P.S. and AnchalPratapganj, District-Supaul. 9.

The Sarpanch Gram Kachahari, Bhawanipur, Panchayat Nath Block Pratapganj, District-Supaul.

10.

Umesh Kumar Ram, Son of Deo Narayan Ram, Village-Daunia, P.S. and Anchal-Pratapganj, District-Supaul.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kumar Ravi Shankar, Adv.

For the State Mr. Apurva Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent no. 10:

Mr. Gajendra Kumar Jha, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 20-06-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the private respondent and learned counsel for the State.

2. The present writ petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner to set aside the Memo No. 376-2 dated 13.07.2019 passed by the District Magistrate, Supaul.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier the petitioner was appointed on the post of Tola Sevak.

Patna High Court CWJC No.1007 of 2022(6) dt.20-06-2024 2/3 Later on, the service of the petitioner was terminated by the concerned authorities.

4. Learned counsel for the State submits that a Coordinate Bench of this Court has decided the similar matter in CWJC No. 4475 of 2019 vide its order dated 30.11.2023 holding that the Tola Sevak is an appointment under the scheme on contract basis for one year and the post of Tola Sevak is not statutory and no recruitment rules are followed for their appointment. Learned Single Judge has further been pleased to quote the judgment of another Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, in the matter of Tola Sevak passed in CWJC No. 18107 of 2016 which is as follows:- "The learned counsel for the respondents has raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the present writ petition and has referred to a judgment dated 17.08.2015 by a coordinate Bench of this Court in CWJC No. 12390 of 2015 as well as to a judgment dated 02.02.2017 rendered by the learned Division Bench of this Court in L.P.A. No. 2185 of whereby and whereunder it has been held that since the selection or engagement or hiring of the Tola Sevak is not a permanent appointment under the State, which is

Patna High Court CWJC No.1007 of 2022(6) dt.20-06-2024 3/3 required to be under Article 226 of the Constitution of India as well as since the post of Tola Sevak is under a scheme, the same does not create any statutory right in favour of the petitioner, hence writ petitions in such matters as that of Tola Sevaks are not maintainable. Having regard to the aforesaid judgments rendered by a coordinate Bench of this Court as also by the learned Division Bench of this Court, this Court is of the opinion that the present writ petition is not maintainable, hence the same is dismissed. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to take recourse to such other remedies as are available under the law."

5. Taking into consideration the aforesaid judgment of this Court and the fact that Tola Sevak does not hold civil post as well as the same is not a statutory post, this Court is also not inclined to grant relief to the petitioner.

6. This writ application, accordingly, stands dismissed.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U