Patna High CourtCWJC/11393/2015disposed

Vinay Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2018-08-13Mr. Justice Madhuresh Prasad2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No 11393 of 2015 =========================================================== Vinay Kumar Paswan S/o Late Sahdeo Paswan resident of Mohalla - Gandak Colony, Qurt. No. - E/15, Ram Dayalu Nagar, P.S. - Kazi Mohammadpur, Distt. - Muzaffarpur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

4. The Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation Department, Bihar, Patna.

5. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Muzaffarpur.

6. The Superintending Engineer, Tirhut Canal Circle, Ratwara, Muzaffarpur.

7. The Executive Engineer, Tirhut Canal Division, Ratwara, Muzaffarpur. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr Sunil Kumar Verma, Advocate For the S t a t e : Mr Vishwa Ranjan Choudhary, AC to SC XXVII =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 13-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-State.

2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that his claim seeking higher scale of pay is pending before respondent No 5 as is evident from perusal of the recommendation dated 01.07.2015 (Annexure 5) made by the Executive Engineer, Tirhut Canal Division. Short submission is that the matter may be considered and disposed of by respondent No 5.

3 In view of the limited nature of prayer by the learned

Patna High Court CWJC No.11393 of 2015 dt.13-08-2018 2/2 counsel for the petitioner, this Court would consider it appropriate that respondent No 5 may take a final decision on the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. 4 Writ petition is disposed of.

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