Harihardatt Vasta Kumar Pankaj v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6902 of 2015 ===========================================================
1. Harihardatt Vatsa Kumar Pankaj, Son of Sahu Sitaram Pankaj, Resident of Village-Nawadakalan, P.S.- Ganga bridge, District-Vaishali.
2. Rakesh Kumar, Son of Nagendra Prasad, resident of Village-Banchauri (Dholi), P.S.-Dumra, Dist-Sitamarhi
3. Saroj Kumar Yadav, S/o Gopal Krishna Yadav, resident of Village-Bharauli, P.S.- Shahpur, Dist-Bhojpur
4. Pancham Kumar Singh, Son of Mangal Kishor Singh, resident of Village-Hemja, P.S.-Haidarnagar Dist-Palamu, Jharkhand
5. Ramkrit Sah, S/o Ramsajiban Sah, resident of Village-Rampura, P.S.-Singhwara, Dist-Darbhanga
6. Devashish Thakur, S/o Awadhesh Thakur, resident of Mohalla-Chunabhathi, Near Mithu Mandir Chowk, P.S.- University Campus, Dist-Darbhanga
7. Surendra Kumar Singh, S/o Yamuna Prasad Singh, resident of Village-Katahan, P.S.-Mahsi, Dist- East Champaran
8. Krishna Kumar, S/o Ramashrey Prasad, Resident of Village-Abdulpur, P.O.- Sultanpur, P.S.- Fatuha, Dist-Patna
9. Rajesh Kumar Mahto, S/o Dinesh Mahto, resident of Mohalla-Laxmiagar, Saidpur(DAV Road), P.S.- L.N.M.U. Darbhanga, Dist-Darbhanga
10. Ravikant Kumar, Son of Vimal Prasad, C/O Dinanath Prasad, Road No.2, near Boys Middle School, P.S. +P.O. Gidhaur, District-Jamui
11. Jitendra Kumar, S/o Shashi Bhushan Singh, resident of Vill.+P.O.-Sambey, P.S.-Warisiliganj, Dist-Nawada
12. Premlata, Daughter of Arun Kumar, resident of Mohalla-Indralok Nagar Colony, Pahari Road, Near Iron Factory, Agamkuan, P.S.- Bypass, Dist-Patna
13. Prem Kumar, Son of Ramashish Prasad, resident of Moh.-Tarchha, P.S.- Shiekhpura, Dist- Sheikhpura
14. Rakesh Kumar, Son of Late Aditya Sahu, resident of H.No.138, Kumharar Toli, Melatar, P.S.-Khunti, District-Khunti, Jharkhand
15. Birendra Kumar, Son of Diwakar Prasad Gupta, resident of Village-Nayagaon, P.S.-Aurai, District-Muzaffarpur
16. Dilip Kumar Sharraf, Son of Shiv Shankar Prasad, C/O Pradise Classes, Purani Bazar, Ward No. 11, Satya Chowk, Sitamarhi, District-Sitamarhi, .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Ltd., Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, Successor of the Erstwhile Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna
3. Secretary, Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Ltd., Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, Successor of the Erstwhile Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna
4. The General Manager, (Human Resources & Administration), Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Ltd., Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, Successor of the Erstwhile Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna
5. The Deputy General Manager, (Human Resources & Administration), Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Ltd., Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, Successor of the Erstwhile Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna
6. Officer on Special Duty, (Human Resources & Administration), Bihar State
Patna High Court CWJC No.6902 of 2015 dt.16-09-2015 2 / 2 Power (Holding) Company Ltd., Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, Successor of the Erstwhile Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna
7. The Principal Secretary Energy Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chittaranjan Sinha, Sr. Advocate Mr. Prabhu Nath Pathak For the Respondent State: Mr. Krishna Murari Prasad, AC to GA5 For the Respondent Power Holding Company : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 16-09-2015 After much persuasive arguments made by the learned senior counsel for the petitioners and after having delved in the diverse decisions rendered in this regard by various courts, the maximum which can be done in favour of the petitioners is to issue direction upon the respondent Power Holding Company to consider the efficacy of filling up the left over posts by short-listed candidates. Whether they have a right of appointment as such is debatable. Writ application is disposed of with above observation. (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) R.K.Pathak/- U