Kalpana Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19245 of 2013 ====================================================== Kalpana Kumari Daughter of Sri Purnmasi Ram, Wife of Gauri Shankar Prasad Resident of Mohalla- Ambedker Nagar Ward No. 04, P.O. and Police Station- Shahpur Patti, District- Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The District Magistrate, Bhojpur 3.

The Senior Deputy Collector Cum Incharge Officer, Jan Shikayat Koshang, Aarah, District- Bhojpur 4.

The Sub Divisional Officer Jagdishpur, District- Bhojpur. 5.

The District Welfare Officer, District- Bhojpur 6.

The Block Development Officer, Shahpur, District- Bhojpur. 7.

The Circle Officer Shahpur, District- Bhojpur 8.

The Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat- Shahpur, District- Bhojpur. 9.

Prem Shanker Son of Sri Luxman Prasad Resident of Village, P.O. and Police Station- Shahpur, District- Bhojpur.

10.

Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission through its Chairman Sachivalaya Vistarikaran Bhawan, Block- 3, Old Secretariat, Bihar- 800015. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dinu Kumar, Advocate :

Mr. Vardaan Manglam, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Sanjay Prasad, AC to AAG-4 For the Respondent no.8 :

Mr. Abhay Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent no.10:

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-03-2026 Heard the parties.

2. At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the statement made in paragraph no.6 of the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent no.10 (Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission), he may be given liberty to file statutory appeal before the Mission Director, Bihar Mahadalit

Patna High Court CWJC No.19245 of 2013(6) dt.23-03-2026 2/2 Vikas Mission, Patna.

3. The learned counsels for the respondents did not object to the same.

4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with the liberty to the petitioner to file statutory appeal before the Appellate Authority in accordance with law.

5. If the petitioner files the statutory appeal before the Appellate Authority, the Appellate Authority shall consider the appeal on its own merit, without being prejudiced with the observations made in the present order.

(Ritesh Kumar, J) AjayMishra/- U