Smt. Shakuntala Kumari v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11410 of 2014 ======================================================

1. Smt. Shakuntala Kumari, Wife of Sri Ramu Singh, resident of B-504, Officers Hostel, Bailey Road, P.S.- Kotwali, District- Patna, presently posted as State Examiner of Fingerprint, Fingerprint Bureau, C.I.D., Bihar, Patna

2. Sanjay Kumar, Son of late Sonelal Paswan, resident of Chandpur Bela, P.S.- Jakkanpur, District- Patna, presently posted as State Examiner of Fingerprint, Fingerprint Bureau, C.I.D., Bihar, Patna

3. Lakhan Lal Singh, Son of late Munshilal Singh, resident of House No. 537, Nehru Nagar, Lane No. 29, P.S.- Patliputra Colony, District- Patna, presently posted as State Examiner of Fingerprint, Fingerprint Bureau, C.I.D., Bihar, Patna .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Principal Secretary, Home(Police) Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

3. The Additional Director General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Bihar, Patna .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prashant Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Gp13- Naseem Yahya ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL ORDER 07-07-2015 It is failure on the part of the respondent'

authorities which has generated litigation before this Court. The irony of the situation is that the petitioners have approached the Principal Secretary Home (Police), Government of Bihar, by filing their representations as far back as April and May, 2014 for redressal of their grievance under the Bihar Litigation Policy, 2011. How effective that policy is evident from the fact that it is their non-decision and inaction which has brought these petitioners before the High Court.

Patna High Court CWJC No.11410 of 2014 (2) dt.07-07-2015 The Court is left with no option but to give a direction to respondent nos. 2 and 3 that they have an obligation to take cognizance for the application of the petitioners, contained in Annexures 4 series and take a decision and communicate the outcome within a period of 10 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the order. The time frame indicated hereto must be adhered to. The writ is disposed of with the above direction. (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) P.K./- U