Ragani Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3706 of 2019 ====================================================== Ragani Devi, wife of Late Laxaman Raut, Retired Driver, resident of village and P.O- Gopalganj, P.S and District- Gopalganj, At present resident of New Bypass Road, Radha Krishna Nagar, Ward No. 13, Near Milenium Kids Academy, Saharsa, P.S- Saharsa, District- Saharsa ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2.

The Chief Engineer, Sinchai Srijan, Water Resources Department, Saharsa, District- Saharsa 3.

The Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, Saharsa, District-Saharsa 4.

The Accountant General, Bihar, Birchand Patel Path, Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar Verma For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Anjani Kumar (AAG-4) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 27-02-2019 The petitioner has sought a direction to the respondent authorities to grant her the benefits of first and second ACP and other financial benefits to which she is entitled and which has been withheld from her without any apparent reason. Her representation before the respective respondent authorities have yielded no result. Similarly situated persons have been accorded the aforesaid benefits after they had approached this Court for the needful.

2. The petitioner, under the aforesaid

Patna High Court CWJC No.3706 of 2019 dt.27-02-2019 2/2 circumstances is directed to make a representation before the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Saharsa (respondent No. 2) detailing her grievances and the grounds on which she rests her claim for being paid the benefits of first and second ACP within a period of four weeks from today. On receipt of such representation/application, the same shall be disposed off by reasoned order by the respondent No. 2 within a period of four weeks thereafter.

3. Needless to state that if the claim of the petitioner is found to be tenable, necessary sequel order shall be passed within the aforesaid period.

4. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the writ petition is disposed off.

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