Sangita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9341 of 2020 ====================================================== Sangita Devi, Wife of Vhirendra Kumar Sah, Resident of VillageBaishakhawa, Police Station- Gopalpur, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2.

The Director, I.C.D.S., Old Secretariat, Patna, Bihar 3.

The District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah 4.

The District Programme Officer, I.C.D.S., Bettiah, West Champaran 5.

The Child Development Programme Officer, Sikta Block, District- Eest Champaran 6.

The Ward Development Committee Mmeber, Gram Panchayat Raj Baishakhawa, Block- Sikta, Police Station- Gopalpur, District- West Champaran 7.

The Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Range, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar No 7, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. AC to GP-3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 03-01-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the State accepts notices for respondent nos. 1 to 5 and 7.

3. The petitioner is stated to have preferred appeal before the Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur.

4. The petitioner has not arrayed the Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur as necessary and proper party. Therefore, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead the Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut

Patna High Court CWJC No.9341 of 2020 dt.03-01-2022 2/2 Division, Muzaffarpur as 7th respondent during the course of the day.

5. Having regard to the fact that petitioner's appeal is pending before the 7th respondent (Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur), the 7th respondent is hereby directed to decide the petitioner's appeal within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the decision to the petitioner after giving ample opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

6. The writ petition stands disposed of.

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