Patna High CourtCWJC/1305/2013dismissed

Devanand Jha v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2016-09-29Mr. Justice Jyoti Saran2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1305 of 2013 =========================================================== Devanand Jha Son of Late Laxmi Kant Jha Resident of Village- Shakhua, P.O.- Shakhua, P.S.- Piro Bazar, District Supaul at Present working as (Kachhpal) SubJail Phulwari Sarif, Patna .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Department of Home (Jail), Bihar, Patna

2. The Joint Secretary-cum-Director (Administration), Department of Home (Jail), Bihar, Patna

3. The Inspector General of Police (Jail) Bihar, Patna

4. The Superintendent, District Jail, Saharsa

5. The Superintendent, Central Jail, Purnea-cum-Inquiry Officer

6. The Superintendent, Sub-Jail, Phulwarisharif, Patna .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. SHASHI CHANDRA PANDEY For the State : Mr. Kameshwar Kumar, GP-17 Mr. Sanjay Kumar, A.C. to GP-17 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 29-09-2016 None appears on behalf of the petitioner to press the writ petition.

Mr. Kameshwar Kumar, learned G.P.-17 for the State is present and submits that the petitioner was found absent from duty during the course of inspection and which resulted in imposition of penalty of withholding a one annual increment with cumulative effect as well as censure. He submits that there is no dispute on the absence of the petitioner and there was no leave application as well on record so there is nothing to contest the position and in the circumstances the

Patna High Court CWJC No.1305 of 2013 dt.29-09-2016 petitioner has been visited with the appropriate punishment. Since there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner, this Court on perusal of the records and in consideration of the arguments advanced by Mr. Kumar, learned G.P.-17, does not find reasons to interfere with the punishment order. The writ petition is dismissed.

(Jyoti Saran, J) S.Sb/- U