Ranjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4796 of 2015 =========================================================== Ranjit Kumar, son of Late Siyalal Rai (Ex-Assistant Engineer), At and P.O.- Jitwarpur Nizamat, P.S.- Samastipur, District - Samastipur.. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

3. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources, Muzaffarpur, at, P.O. and District - Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

4. The Superintending Engineer, Saharsa Circle Water Resources Department, Saharsa. At P.O. and District - Saharsa, Bihar.

5. The Executive Engineer, Sitamarhi Division, Water Resources, At P.O. and District - Sitamarhi, Bihar.

6. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rakesh Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. GP13- NASIM YAHYA Mr. Ratnakar Ambastha, AC to GP 13 For the Accountant General : Mr. Binod Kumar Labh =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 31-03-2015 A K Tripathi, J.

The wife is also dead. The son of the ex-employee is challenging the decision contained in Annexure-3.

2. He raises a question that he being the legal heir is also entitled to a notice before Annexure-3 should have been passed.

3. The impugned order, contained in Annexure-3, will remain in abeyance for the time being. Respondent authority of the State is directed to issue a notice upon the petitioner and he is given

Patna High Court CWJC No.4796 of 2015 dt.31-03-2015 2 / 2 a period of three months to respond to the same and thereafter an appropriate decision, if required, will be taken afresh.

4. Writ application is disposed of with above direction. (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) R.K.Pathak/- U