Pradeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8151 of 2023 ====================================================== Pradeep Kumar Son of Sri Dashrath Singh Resident of Village- Chainpur, Police Station- Gopalpur, District- Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Planning and Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.
The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.
The Principal Secretary, Department of General Administrative, Government of Bihar, Patna.
4.
The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna.
5.
The Director, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Bihar, Patna.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Adv.
For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Vikash Kumar (SC-11) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 28-11-2023
1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief(s):- "1.(i) For the issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ for commanding the respondent authorities to grant of seniority and to extend the benefit of Old Pension Scheme and Government Provident Fund instead of Contributory Pension Scheme and Contributory Provident Fund to the petitioner and also the benefit in the panel w.e.f the date of recommendation.
(ii) For holding that the petitioner having been appointed pursuant to the advertisement no. 01/1990 and other candidates who were
Patna High Court CWJC No.8151 of 2023(2) dt.28-11-2023 2/2 appointed in the same advertisement are getting the benefit of old pension scheme and in view of the orders passed in writ and contempt petition by this Hon'ble Court, is entitled for the same benefits as extended to other recommendees including grant of Old Pension Scheme and Government Provident Fund as well as Seniority and the resolution dated 31.08.2005 issued by the Department of Finance, Bihar, Patna cannot be made applicable with respect to the petitioner."
2. At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to approach the respondent no.5 i.e. the Director, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Bihar, Patna, for redressal of his aforesaid grievances. Liberty so sought is granted.
3. It is needless to state that in case appropriate petition is filed, by the petitioner, before the Director, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Bihar, Patna, within a period of four weeks from today, the same shall be considered, in accordance with law and a reasoned and a speaking order shall be passed, thereon, within a period of eight weeks, thereafter.
4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed off. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) sonal/- U