Sudip Kumar Singh And ORS v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6805 of 2017 ===========================================================

1. Sudip Kumar Singh, son of Radha Ballabh Singh, resident of village - Koriapatti, P.S. Jadia, District Supaul.

2. Sanjay Kumar Gupta, son of Shri Shivnandan Prasad Gupta, resident of village - Rajiganj, P.S. - Ranipatra, District - Purnia.

3. Dilip Kumar Singh, son of Shri Surendra Narayan Singh, resident of village - Mohanpur, P.S. - Rupauli, District - Purnia.

4. Abdul Hannan, son of Md. Amzad Hussain, resident of village Hasimpur, P.S. Barari, District Katihar.

5. Shyam Sundar Singh, son of Hari Prasad Singh, resident of village Guagachchi, P.S. Manihari, District Katihar.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, Patna.

3. The Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, Patna.

4. The Director, Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Budha Marg, Patna.

5. The District Education Officer, Katihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Hari Mohan Mishra, AC to GP-27 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 04-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and State. The petitioners have filed the present writ application for a direction to the respondent to determine inter se seniority of the teachers appointed pursuant to Advertisement No. 1/88 / 1/95. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that till date the respondents have not worked out the seniority of the petitioners appointed after marathon litigation, which traveled up to the Apex Court.

Patna High Court CWJC No.6805 of 2017 dt.04-04-2018 2/2 In view of the prayer made in the writ application, the Court is of the view that the respondent Director, Secondary Education, Government of Bihar is required to take steps for preparation of seniority list of the teachers, who were appointed pursuant to advertisement no. 1/88 / 1/95, if not already completed, be completed within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

The respondents are obliged to publish the provisional gradation list and after inviting objections may finalize the gradation list within the time frame as indicated hereinabove. With the aforesaid, the writ application stands disposed of.

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