Rajnish Thakur v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15610 of 2015 ====================================================== Rajnish Thakur Son of Late Buddhilal Thakur resident of village and Post Achara, Police Station - Phulkaha, District - Araria ... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar and Ors

2. The Chief Engineer North, Tubewell Prabhag, Minor Water Resources Department, Muzaffarpur

3. The Superintending Engineer, Minor Irrigation Circle, Water Resources Department, Saharsa

4. The Executive Engineer, Tubewell Division, Minor Irrigation Division, Water Resource Department, Manor Irrigation Division, Water Resource Department, Madhepura and

5. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondents :

Mr.Kumar Pankaj, AC to SC 5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 15-01-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner after some arguments, relying upon the fixation of pay scale done in case of similarly situated Shamshul Arfin, submits that he would be approaching the Chief Engineer North, Tubewell Prabhag, Minor Water Resources Department, Muzaffarpur (respondent no.2) and seek parity in the matter of grant of pay. The petitioner would be at liberty to approach respondent no.2 by filing a representation in this regard within a period of four weeks. In case the same is done, respondent no.2

Patna High Court CWJC No.15610 of 2015(6) dt.15-01-2019 2/2 would be obliged to consider and dispose of the representation filed by the petitioner, by a reasoned and speaking order within eight weeks thereafter.

Writ petition is disposed of.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) Shashi U