Pradhan Murli Manohar Prasad v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15944 of 2007 =========================================================== Pradhan Murli Manohar Prasad, son of Late Pradhan Binod Bihari Prasad, resident of At & P.O. : Bhabua, Ward No. Old 11, Near Patel Chowk, District - Kaimur, presently C/188, Police Colony, Anisabad, Patna, Bihar. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Main Secretariat, Patna.

2. The Finance Commissioner cum Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna.

3. The Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Old Secretariat, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. R.N.MUKHOPADHAYA For the Respondent/s: Mr. Ajay Kumar Sharma, AC to PAAG =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 20-08-2015 If across the board the category to which the petitioner belongs has been granted benefit of revised pay-scale from 1.1.1996 of Rs.5000-8000/-, no special indulgence can be shown to the petitioner by giving the benefit of pay-scale of Rs.5500-9000. The decision to extend such a benefit emerges from the details which have been urged in the counter affidavit, filed on behalf of the State, especially para 7 onwards.

In view of the above, there cannot be any order for providing other replacement scale of either Rs.5000-8000/- or Rs.5500-9000/- as is the prayer made in the writ application. Since there has to be some kind of policy amongst the

Patna High Court CWJC No.15944 of 2007 dt.20-08-2015 2 / 2 employees, decision of the State seems to be rationale and cogent. Writ has no merit. It is dismissed.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) R.K.Pathak/- U