Shankar Dayal Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1948 of 2020 ====================================================== 1.

Shankar Dayal Singh, Son of Late Shiv Shankar Prasad Singh, Resident of Village- Awariyan, P.S.- Bhabhua, District- Kaimur. 2.

Vidya Bhushan Pandey, Son of Late Shyam Sundar Pandey, Resident of Village- Kalyanpur, Tola- Vikrampur, P.S.- Durgawati (Kaimur), DistrictKaimur. 3.

Ramesh Prasad Gupta, Son of Late Sheo Nath Sah, Resident of VillageKariyawan, P.S.- Mohania, District- Kaimur. 4.

Rajiv Kumar Jayaswal, Son of Late Shankar Prasad Jayaswal, Resident of Village- Nauhatta, P.S.- Belaon, District- Kaimur. 5.

Pranav Shekhar, Son of Late Paras Nath Tiwari, Resident of Village- Narhan P.S.- Ramgarh, District- Kaimur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Education, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.

2.

Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna.

3.

District Education Officer, Buxar.

4.

District Education Officer, Kaimur (Bhabhua). ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kishore Kumar Thakur For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Jitendra Kumar Roy ( Sc13 ) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 19-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the respondents.

The issue raised in the present writ application is no more res integra, as similar issue was considered by the Division Bench of this Court vide oral judgment dated 23.06.2017 in L.P.A. No. 167 of 2016.

In order to maintain consistency, the writ petition is

Patna High Court CWJC No.1948 of 2020(2) dt.19-02-2020 2/2 disposed of with a direction to the respondents to examine the claim of the petitioners in the light of the decision rendered by the Division Bench in L.P.A. No. 167 of 2016 dated 23.06.2017 and the circular of the Finance Department, Government of Bihar dated 07.12.2018 (Annexure-14) and take appropriate decision with regard to the claim of the petitioners within a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

It goes without saying that whatever the consequential benefits that must reach the petitioners within the time frame indicated hereinabove.

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uday/- U