Patna High CourtCWJC/21504/2011disposed

Krishna Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2015-03-20The Chief Justice2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21504 of 2011 ====================================================== Krishna Kumar S/O Late Ramawtar Paswan R/O Press Quarter No.3, Kantahi Ghat, P.S.- Alamganj, District- Patna .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar 2.

The Principal Secretary-Cum-Finance Commissioner Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

3. The Director (Press and Stationery) Finance Department, Govt. Of Bihar, Patna

4. The Deputy Secretary (Press and Stationery) Finance Department, Govt. Of Bihar, Patna

5. The Superintendent Secretariat, Press Govt. of Bihar, Gulzarbagh, Patna

6. The Assistant Superintendent, Secretariat Press, Govt. of Bihar, Gulzarbagh, Patna .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mrs. Anju Jha, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Md. N. Hoda Khan, SC-18 Mrs. Babita Kumari, A.C. to SC-18 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE I. A. ANSARI ORAL ORDER 20-03-2015 Heard Mrs. Anju Jha, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Md. N. Hoda Khan, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents.

By this writ petition, petitioner challenges the order, dated 23.11.2011, whereby he was directed to show cause, if any, as to why an order of suspension shall not be passed against him and, pending the petitioner's reply thereto, his salary for one day, i.e., 12.11.2011, was withheld. Later, in terms of letter No.1723, dated 19.02.2015, issued by the Officer on Special Duty-cumDirector, Finance Department, Bihar, Patna, it has been directed

Patna High Court CWJC No.21504 of 2011 (4) dt.20-03-2015 2/2 by the Finance Department, Government of Bihar, that the petitioner shall be paid his salary for one day. The writ petition is sought to be withdrawn with a direction to the respondents to make payment of his salary for one day, i.e., 12.11.2011, within a reasonable period of time. Considering the matter in entirety and in the interest of justice, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.4 to make payment of one day's withheld salary to the petitioner, within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before respondent no.3. (I. A. Ansari, J) Pawan/- U