Yogendra Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18385 of 2014 ===========================================================

1. Yogendra Prasad Singh Son of Late Ram Ishwar Singh Resident of Village - Janeshra, P.S. - Sandesh, District - Bhojpur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principle Secretary Department of Education Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Directorate of General Education (Jan Shiksha Nideshalaya), Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

5. The Commissioner cum Secretary, Primary Secondary and General Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.

6. The Director, Directorate of Mass Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.

7. The District Magistrate, Bhojpur.

8. The District Education Officer, Bhojpur.

9. The District Programme Officer, Bhojpur.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gopal Govind Mishra For the Respondent/s : Mr. Prabhat Kumar, AC to GA 2 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 07-09-2015 Petitioner is said to be one of the persons appointed on the post of Non-Formal Supervisor. He raised a grievance that similarly situated persons, 1853 in number, of Non-Formal Programme came to be absorbed by a resolution of the State Government whereas the petitioner has been discriminated for no apparent reason or for a contrived kind of reason.

The issue raised by the petitioner was a subject matter of

Patna High Court CWJC No.18385 of 2014 dt.07-09-2015 2/2 consideration by a Division Bench in a batch of LPAs, lead case no.1489 of 2011, which has been decided on 11.8.2015. The appeal of the State was dismissed and a direction has been issued upon the State authorities to take expeditious steps to ensure that eligible people are rehabilitated and such a process is completed within a period of six months. Counsel for the petitioner has produced a copy of the said order.

Taking the same into consideration, this writ application is allowed with a direction upon the respondents that the claim of the petitioner will be considered and decided in terms of the ratio and direction issued in LPA No.1489 of 2011.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) sk U