Jagdish Prasad v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16578 of 2017 ====================================================== Jagdish Prasad Son of Late Ganesh Ram, Resident of Village-Chand choura, Sevadal Road Ashram, P.O.-Chand Choura, P.S. - Vishnupad, District-Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2.

The District Deputy Collector of Establish, Jehanabad. District-Jehanabad. 3.

The Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

4.

The Consolidation Officer, Makhdumpur, District- Jehanabad. 5.

The Circle officer-Cum-Chak bandi Padadhikari, Makhdumpur, DistrictJehanabad. 6.

The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Sinha For the State :

Mr. AC to GP18 For the Accountant General: Mr. Arun Kumar Arun ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 01-07-2020 Heard both sides.

The matter has been taken up through video conferencing.

Counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Accountant General.

The petitioner has filed this writ petition for a direction to the respondents to pay retiral benefits of the petitioner including the arrears after fixing his salary according to pay revision with effect from the year 2014. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CWJC No.16578 of 2017(3) dt.01-07-2020 2/2 State respondents have not filed any counter affidavit and, therefore, it would be appropriate that this writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file representation before respondent No.1 who shall dispose of the representation of the petitioner within a reasonable time. Considering the facts aforesaid, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file representation before the respondent No.1, the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna within two months from today and thereafter the respondent No.1 shall dispose of the representation of the petitioner within four months thereafter. With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) BKS/- U