Mahendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6309 of 2022 ====================================================== Mahendra Singh S/o Late Ramlal Singh R/o Village-Chiraila P.S.-Barun, District-Aurangabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The Director in Chief (Disease Control, Public Health, Para Medicals) Health Services, Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Civil Surgeon Cum Chief Medical Officer Aurangabad. 4.

The Additinal Chief Medical Officer, Aurangabad. 5.

The Director, Provident Fund, Provident Fund Directorate, Bihar, Patna. 6.

The District Provident Fund Officer Aurangabad. 7.

The Treasury Officer, Aurangabad.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shiv Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar Yadav ( Sc 18 ) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 20-02-2024

1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief(s):- "1(I) For directing the respondent authorities to immediately pay Group Insurance and General Provident fund to the petitioner with upto date statutory interest till the date of payment, in light of the letter no. 571(4) dated 01.07.2020 issued by the Director in Chief (Disease Control, Public Health Para Medicals) Health Services, Bihar as contained in Annexure-2 to this petition.

(II) For directing the respondent authorities to

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(III) For directing the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for payment of pension, gratuity and leave encashment as being paid to other similarly situated persons namely Sri Parmeshwar Yadav, Basic Health Worker, Primary Health Centre, Ghoghardiha, Madhubani, Khurshid Alam Pharmasist, Primary Health Centre, Koilwar, Ara, Sri Arvind Kumar, Basis Health Worker, Primary Health Centre, Sikandra, Jamui, ete."

2. At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to approach the Additional Chief Secretary, Health Department, Government of Bihar, Patna for redressal of his subsisting grievances. Liberty so sought is granted.

3. It is needless to state that in case appropriate petition is filed, by the petitioner, before the Additional Chief Secretary, Health Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, within a period of two weeks from today, the same shall be considered, in accordance with law and a reasoned and a speaking order shall be passed, thereon, within a period of six

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4. The present writ petition stands disposed off. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Saurav/- U