Mahesh Bhagat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11287 of 2021 ====================================================== Mahesh Bhagat Son of Late Began Bhagat Resident of Mohalla- Noon ka Chouraha, P.S.- Khajekalan, District- Patna. Presently resident at VillageChhoti Nawada, P.O. and P.S.- Khusrupur, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna, Bihar.

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The Principal Secretary Public Works Department, Old Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Engineer-in- Chief- Cum- Addl. Commissioner- cum- Special Secretary Public Works Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 5.

The Superintendent Engineer Public Works Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 7.

The Principal Secretary Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 8.

The Accountant General Mahalekhakar Bhawan, Birchand Patel Marg, Patna, Govt. of Bihar.

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The Principal Accountant General Mahalekhakar Bhawan, Birchand Patel Marg, Patna, Govt. of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, Advocate Mr. Abhay Kumar, Advocate Mr. Shailendra Kumar, Advocate For the A.G.

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Mr. Prabhat Ranjan, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Subodh Kumar, AC to SC-26 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 06-07-2023 Heard Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. Prabhat Ranjan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Accountant General and Mr. Subodh Kumar, learned AC to SC-26 for the State.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

Patna High Court CWJC No.11287 of 2021 dt.06-07-2023 2/3 petitioner submits that petitioner was appointed in Work Charge Establishment and, thereafter, as per the common decision, the petitioner's services was taken into regular establishment. Learned counsel further informs that the similar work charge employees, who were taken into regular establishment, have been given the benefit of pension and other retiral dues. The case of the petitioner is identical to those employees, who have been given benefit of pension and other retiral dues and on these grounds the petitioner seeks to file a detailed representation before the Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar to decide the case of the petitioner in the light of law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Uday Pratap Thakur and Anr. vs. The State of Bihar and Ors. passed in Civil Appeal No. 3155 of 2023 @ SLP (C) No.10653 of 2018, which was heard by the Hon'ble Supreme Court with other analogous cases and Judgment has been passed on 28.04.2023.

3. The Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar must consider the service records relating to the petitioner in the light of the Judgment passed by the Apex Court in case of Uday Pratap Thakur and Anr. vs. The State of Bihar and Ors. (Supra) as well as in the

Patna High Court CWJC No.11287 of 2021 dt.06-07-2023 3/3 case of Smt. Amrika Devi & Ors. vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. passed by the Full Bench of this Court reported in 2019 (4) PLJR 355 and take final decision with respect to the entitlement of the petitioner for payment of full pension and its arrears along with applicable rate of interest on account of delayed payment within a period of four months. The Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar must take notice of the fact that the petitioner is a retired person and before disposing of the representation of the petitioner, the petitioner must be given a prior notice to represent his case on any convenient date fixed by him.

4. With the above observations and directions, the present writ petition stands disposed of.

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