Anand Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3751 of 2023 ====================================================== 1.

Anand Kumar S/o Late Mahendra Prasad R/o Ward No. 14, Naya Nagar, P.O. and P.S. and District- Supaul.

2.

Amit Kumar Singh, S/o Late Murli Prasad Singh R/o Ward No. 19, Vidyapati Nagar, Karkhana Nirikshak Kendra, P.O. and P.S. and DistrictSaharsa. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Bihar.

2.

The Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Engineer-in-Chief cum Special Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Bihar, Patna.

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The Chief Engineer (Civil), Public Health Engineering Department, Bihar, Patna.

6.

The Superintending Engineer, P.H. Circle, Saharsa. 7.

The District Account Officer, Supaul.

8.

The Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Supaul. 9.

The Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Saharsa. 10.

The District Accounts Officer, Saharsa.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Siyaram Pandey, adv For the State :

Mr.S. Raza Ahmad (AAG5), Sr. Adv Mr.Vishwambhar Prasad, AC to AAG 5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 29-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are entitled to the Pay scale of Rs. 4,000- 6,000 in terms of decision of the Division Bench passed in L.P.A. No.

Patna High Court CWJC No.3751 of 2023(5) dt.29-08-2023 2/3 167 of 2016.

3.

Learned counsel for the State submits that entitlement to the Scale is subject to consideration by a Larger Bench in terms of order passed in Civil Review No. 236/2019 and C.W.J.C. No. 23831/2018, whereby and whereunder matter has been referred to a Larger Bench.

4.

It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that there being no interim stay in respect of the orders which are pending consideration before the Larger Bench, the State authorities have been extending the benefit of the claimed scale pay subject to order being passed by the Larger Bench.

5.

He has referred to two departmental communications dated 10-11-2022, bearing Memo No. 10465 issued by the Finance Department and one letter dated 23-012023, bearing Memo No. 1620 issued by the General Administration Department, Government of Bihar. He submits that petitioners' representation for grant of benefit, copy of which is Annexures- 10 and 11 to the writ petition, is pending consideration before the Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Supaul (respondent No. 8) and Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Saharsha (respondent No. 9). Petitioners

Patna High Court CWJC No.3751 of 2023(5) dt.29-08-2023 3/3 would be placing on record before respondent Nos. 8 and 9 the two communications of the Finance Department and General Administration Department, noted above, for consideration of grant of benefit on the ground of parity with others, who have been granted benefit, subject to the result of the proceedings pending before the Larger Bench.

6.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they would be filing their representations/supplement to the representations within two weeks before the respondent Nos. 8 and 9. If the same is done, it is expected that the respondent Nos. 8 and 9 will pass a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law within eight weeks thereafter. 7.

Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) uttam/- U