Dhanu Lal Rai Alias Dhanulal Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4465 of 2024 ====================================================== Dhanu Lal Rai Alias Dhanulal Rai Son of Late Jai Govind Rai, Resident of village Turkaulia, P.S.- Chhapra Mufasil, District - Saran at Chhapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

District Magistrate Saran at Chhapra 3.

The Superintending Engineer PH Circle, PHED, Saran at Chhapra 4.

The Executive Engineer PH Division, PHED, Saran at Chapra. 5.

Sanjay Kumar Srivastav Son of Late Subash Prasad Resident of Village Dumhar, P.S. Guthani, District Siwan.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Yashraj Bardhan, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Government Pleader (19) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 22-03-2024 The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief:- "1. That the petitioner beseeches indulgence of the Hon'ble High Court with a prayer for issuance of appropriate writ or writs in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondent authorities particularly the Executive Engineer, PH Division, Public Health Engineering Department, Chhapra to grant promotion to the post of Clerk in Class-III for which he fulfills the

Patna High Court CWJC No.4465 of 2024(2) dt.22-03-2024 2/3 criteria under relevant Rules, and this promotion may be directed to be given from the date when his junior, respondent no. 05 has been granted, i.e., dated 12.12.2023, and denial of the same to this petitioner is arbitrary action on part of the respondent authorities and/or the Hon'ble Court may grant any other relief or reliefs as may be pleased in the facts and circumstances of the case."

2.

After some arguments, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to approach the Superintending Engineer, PH Circle, PHED, Saran at Chhapra i.e. the respondent no. 3, for redressal of his aforesaid grievances. Liberty, so sought, is granted.

3.

It is needless to state that in case the petitioner approaches the Superintending Engineer, PH Circle, PHED, Saran at Chhapra i.e. the respondent no. 3, by filing appropriate representation, within a period of two weeks from today, the same shall be disposed off by a reasoned and a speaking order, in accordance with

Patna High Court CWJC No.4465 of 2024(2) dt.22-03-2024 3/3 law, within a period of six weeks, thereafter. 4.

The writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/- U