Ashok Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12946 of 2014 ====================================================== Ashok Kumar Sah Son of Late Harish Chandra Sah, Resident of Mohalla Nawratan Hata Police Station- Khajanchi Hat, District- Purnea, Presently posted as Sub Divisional Agricultural Officer (Gen) Sitamarhi East District Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through the Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

2. The Director of Agriculture, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

3. The Deputy Director (Farm), Govt. of Bihar, Patna

4. The Agriculture Production Commissioner, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

5. The Joint Director of Agriculture, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jeetendra Narayan, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sharad Kumar Sinha, GP15 Mr. Sita Ram Yadav, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-09-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the facts of the present case are identical to the case of C.W.J.C. No. 10465 of 2014 (Rajesh Kumar Thakur Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.), the aforesaid order squarely covers the issue involved in the present case.

In such view of the matter, the concerned authority is directed to examine the facts, law and relief of the case of petitioner and if it is found that present case is squarely covered by

Patna High Court CWJC No.12946 of 2014 (2) dt.19-09-2018 2 /2 the aforesaid case, the same benefit should also be extended to the petitioner.

With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) Vinay/Sunny U