Hari Shankar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15780 of 2014 ====================================================== Hari Shankar Singh Son of Late Shiv Chandrama Singh Resident of Village - Dhabachua, P.O. - Sikraul, P.S. - Nawanagar, District - Buxar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2.

The Director Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Joint Director Agriculture, Patna Division, Patna. 4.

The Under Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5.

The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Dr. Maya Nand Jha, Sr. Adv.

Mr.Anil Kumar Roy, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Sita Ram Yadav, GP-16 Mr. Yatindra Narayan, AC to GP-16 Mr. Jitendra Kumar, AC to GP-16 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 13-07-2023 The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief:- "1. That this is an application for issuance of an appropriate writ / order/ direction, commanding the Respondents to grant time bound promotion/ACP from due dates with consequential monetary benefits as no promotion / or promotional pay scale was granted to the

Patna High Court CWJC No.15780 of 2014 dt.13-07-2023 2/3 petitioner during 28 years of his service even though works of higher posts were taken from him in his own pay scale."

2.

At the outset, the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that though the benefits of time bound promotion / A.C.P. has been granted to the petitioner, however, the second A.C.P., which ought to have been granted to the petitioner in the pay scale of Rs. 10000-15200/-, has instead been granted in the scale of Rs. 8000-13500/-, hence, the Respondents be directed to rectify the said mistake. 3.

Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it fit and proper to grant liberty to the petitioner to approach the Director Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna, by filing appropriate representation within a period of six weeks from today and in case, such a representation is filed, the Director Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna, shall consider the same, in accordance with law and pass a reasoned and a speaking order therein, within a period of six weeks, thereafter and in case, it is found that any dues are outstanding for payment, the same shall also be paid within the same time frame.

4.

The present writ petition stands disposed off on the

Patna High Court CWJC No.15780 of 2014 dt.13-07-2023 3/3 aforesaid terms.

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