Jagdeo Prasad Singh @ Jagdeo Prasad, v. The State Of Bihar Through The Chief Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6033 of 2020 ====================================================== 1.

Jagdeo Prasad Singh @ Jagdeo Prasad, Son of Late Baldeo Prasad @ Baldeo Mahto, Head Master of Sarvodya Madhya Vidyalaya, Sadopur, Tekari Gaya and resident of Village and Post Sadopur, P.S.-Alipur, District-Gaya. 2.

Kamlesh Paswan, Son of Ghanshyam Paswan, Resident of Village and P.O.- Sadopur, P.S.-Alipur, District-Gaya.

3.

Chandrabhushan Prasad, Son of Sri Ram Vilash Singh, Resident of Village and P.O.-Chiturwar, P.S.-Tikari, District-Gaya. 4.

Chandrika Prasad, Son of Late Mathura Mahto, Resident of Village and P.O.-Sadopur, P.S.-Alipur, District-Gaya.

5.

Sanjay Rajak, Son of Sri Bhubneshwar Rajak, Resident of Village and P.O.- Sadopur, P.S.-Alipur, District-Gaya.

6.

Rita Devi, D/o Sri Genda Mahto, Resident of Village and P.O.-Chitaukhar, P.S.-Tikari, District-Gaya.

7.

Shyam Sundar Prasad, Son of Sri Ram Vilash Singh, Resident of Village and P.O.-Chit, P.S.-Tikari, District-Gaya.

8.

Pappu Kumar Verma, Son of Sri Hiralal Verma, Resident of Village and P.O.-Sugaon, P.S.-Makhdeumpur, District-Jehanabad. 9.

Ram Nandan Prasad, Son of Sri Ramsurup Mahto, Resident of Village and P.O.-Bajitpur, P.S.-Tikari, District-Gaya.

10.

Sunina Kumari, D/o Rajnandan Singh, Resident of Village and P.O.- Sadopur, P.S.-Alipur, District-Gaya.

11.

Ashutosh Verma, Son of Sri Vinod Prasad, Resident of Village and P.O.- Sugaon, P.S.-Makhdumpur, District-Jehanabad.

12.

Soni Kumari, D/o Sri Nand Kishore Prasad, Resident of Village and P.O.- Maniyari, P.S.-Kako, District-Jehanabad.

13.

Pratima Kumari, D/o Sri Akhilesh Singh, Resident of Village and P.O.- Sadopur, P.S.-Alipur, District-Gaya.

14.

Brajesh Kumar Gupta, Village-Karhara, P.O.-Sehara, P.S.-Singori, DistrictPatna. 15.

Nageshwar Paswan, Son of Dhaneshwar Paswan, Resident of VillageIchhapur Koch, P.S.-Kaunch, District-Gaya. 16.

Rajmanti Kumari, Daughter of Sri Binod Prasad, Resident of Village and P.O.-Sugaon, P.S. Makhdumpur, District -Jehanabad. 17.

Ramjit Kumar, Son of Sri Baliram Pandit, Resident of Village and P.O.- Sadopur, P.S.-Alipur, District-Gaya.

18.

Usha Kumari, D/o Sri Jagdeo Prasad Singh, Resident of Village and P.O.- Sadopur, P.S.-Alipur, District-Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, P.S.-Kotwali,

Patna High Court CWJC No.6033 of 2020(2) dt.18-03-2021 2/3 District-Patna.

2.

The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, P.S.-Kotwali, District-Patna. 3.

The Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, P.S.- Kotwali, District-Patna.

4.

The Director Primary Education, Government of Bihar, P.S.-Kotwali, District-Patna.

5.

The District Education Officer, P.S.-Tekari, District-Gaya. 6.

The District Programme Officer (Establishment), P.S.-Tekari, District-Gaya. 7.

The Block Education Officer, P.S.-Tekari, District-Gaya. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjiv Sharan For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Kameshwar Kumar (Gp17) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 18-03-2021 The present writ petition has been filed for directing the respondents to immediately take decision with regard to take over of the school in question i.e. Sarvodaya Madhya Vidyalaya, Sadopur, Tekari, Gaya, in light of Memo no. 1167 dated 02.05.1980, since other schools have already been taken over by the Bihar Government, from time to time.

At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioners seek liberty to take recourse to such other remedies as are available under the law including approaching the respondent-authorities for redressal of their grievances. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of as not pressed, however with liberty to the petitioners to take recourse to such other remedies as are available under the law

Patna High Court CWJC No.6033 of 2020(2) dt.18-03-2021 3/3 including filing of appropriate representations before the concerned authorities.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U