Neeraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9179 of 2014 ====================================================== Neeraj Kumar Son of Raj Narayan Poddar resident of village Dholi Bazar, Police Station Sakara District Muzaffarpur.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Regional Education Deputy Director, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur.

4. The District Programme Officer (Establishment) District Muzaffarpur.

5. The Block Education Extension Officer, Bandara, Block Bandara, Police Station Piar, District - Muzaffarpur.

.... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rabindra Prasad Singh, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Subhash Chandra Mishra, SC16 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL ORDER 04-10-2016 Petitioner will file an application before the concerned authority for consideration for grant of benefit of promotion as graduate trained on the basis of such an application being filed with supporting materials. He will surely not be granted benefit of promotion on the basis of Sahityalankar because that is non est degree in the eye of law and not equivalent to graduation. However, if he has acquired a Post-graduation degree, then the State authorities will also verify whether the petitioner was on leave and not drawn any salary for the period he had pursued his studies as a regular student of Post-graduation from B.R.A.Bihar University, as has been submitted by him before the Court. A decision thereafter will be taken within a period of four months on

Patna High Court CWJC No.9179 of 2014 (2) dt.04-10-2016 filing of such an application after verification of the service record of the petitioner.

Writ is disposed of with the above observation. (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) Surendra/- U