Somari Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7009 of 2019 ====================================================== Somari Devi Wife of Mangal Ray, D/o Dhurai Rajbhar Resident of VillageKalmegha, Post- Singhpur, Police Station- Azam Nagar, District- Katihar, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Bihar, Patna 2.

The District Magistrate, Katihar, Bihar 3.

The Superintendent of Police, Katihar 4.

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Katihar Sadar, Katihar 5.

The Circle Officer, Block Katihar Sadar, Katihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Maheshwar Prasad, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Rajan Prakash, AC to GA 2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025 Heard the parties.

2. Learned Advocate for the petitioner and the State fairly submitted that the issue raised before this Court has already been settled by a decision of the learned Division Bench of this Court dated 25.02.2023 passed in LPA No. 508 of 2002 (Devmuni Paswan Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.), wherein the declaration of Clause 5(7) of the Bihar Chaukidari Cadre (Amendment) Rules, 2014 being held ultra vires and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India, hence no relief could have been granted to the petitioner.

3. In view of the aforesaid fact, the writ petition stands dismissed.

(Harish Kumar, J) Anjani/- U