Chandra Bhushan Baitha v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No 14842 of 2014 ====================================================== Chandra Bhushan Baitha, S/o Sri Rameshwar Baitha, resident of village and P.O. Tehwara via Singhwara, P.S. Katra, District - Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Government of Bihar, Patna 2.

The Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Bailey Road, Patna 3.

The Deputy Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Bailey Road, Patna 4.

The Commissioner, MNREGA, BRDS, Rural Development Department, Bihar 5.

The District Magistrate - cum - District Programme Co - Ordinator (MNREGA), Darbhanga 6.

The Sub - Divisional Magistrate, Darbhanga 7.

The Deputy Development Commissioner - cum - Chief Executive Officer - cum - District Programme Co - ordinator, MNREGA, DRDA, Darbhanga 8.

The District Programme Officer, Singhwara, Darbhanga 9.

The Block Programme Officer, Singhwara, Darbhanga ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

M/s Vagisha Pragya, Sushmita Sharma, Advocates For the Respondent/s :

Mr Zaki Haider, AC to SC IX ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 24-09-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-State.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner, being a contractual employee, was entitled to avail the remedy of appeal before the Collector. Accordingly, Service Appeal No 12 of 2014 was filed.

Patna High Court CWJC No.14842 of 2014(2) dt.24-09-2019 2/2 After filing the instant writ petition, under wrong advice, he has withdrawn the appeal by referring to the instant pending writ petition in this Court. Limited prayer is made that the petitioner be permitted to approach the Appellate Authority. In view of the limited prayer made by the petitioner's counsel, instant writ petition is disposed of with liberty, as aforesaid.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) M.E.H./- U