Madan Mohan Gupta v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.900 of 2014 IN Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 23609 of 2012 =========================================================== Madan Mohan Gupta, Son of Dhanuk Prasad Gupta, Resident of 'Shakuntala Vatika' Mohanpur Punaichak, Police Station Shastri Nagar, District and Town Patna .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

3. The Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

4. The Under Secretary, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

5. The Under Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

6. The Information Officer, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

7. The Bihar Public Service Commission through its Chairman

8. The Chairman, Bihar Public Service Commission, Patna .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Nilanjan Chatterjee, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.

=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 27-03-2017 In rejecting the claim, made in the Writ Petition for change of category of the petitioner and thereby correction in the gradation list after an inordinate period, for the grounds and reasons entered by the learned Writ Court, we see no reason warranting reconsideration.

Patna High Court LPA No.900 of 2014 dt.27-03-2017 2/2 The petitioner having approached the Court after inordinate delay of more than two decades. The learned writ Court has rightly refused to interfere into the matter. We find no merit in the appeal. The same is dismissed. (Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- AFR/NAFR N.A.F.R.

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