Ashok Kumar Sinha v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1495 of 2014 ===========================================================

1. Ashok Kumar Sinha Son Of Late Ramanand Prasad Resident Of Village - Dhurlakh, P.S. + District - Samastipur At Present Retired Work Charged Choukidar, National Highway Road, West Division, Patna .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar

2. The Principal Secretary, Department Of Road Construction, Government Of Bihar, Vishwashraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna

3. The Chief Engineer, National Highway Road, Sub Region, Road Construction Department, Government Of Bihar, Patna

4. The Superintending Engineer, National Highway Work Circle, Patna

5. The Executive Engineer, National Highway Road, West Division, Road Construction Department, Patna .... .... Respondent/s ========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : M/S Bishnu Kant Dubey, Ranjit Kumar & Sanjeev Kumar For the respondents : M/S. Suryakant Kumar(A.C. to S.C. 17) & Ajay Bihari Sinha =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 21-04-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this case is similar to one in C.W.J.C. No. 21724 of 2012, disposed of today(214-2015), on facts as well as law. This is not contradicted by the learned counsel for the respondents.

Patna High Court CWJC No.1495 of 2014 dt.21-04-2015 2 / 2

3. Therefore, following the order in C.W.J.C.No. 21724 of 2012, we allow the writ petition and direct that the petitioner shall be extended the benefit of pension and gratuity with effect from 1st May, 2015.

B.KRoy/- (L. Narasimha Reddy,CJ) (Sudhir Singh, J) U