Pratima Verma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No 11547 of 2019 ====================================================== Pratima Verma Wife of Nirmal Kumar Verma, Resident of MohallahChandmari, North of Rajendra Chatrawas, P.O. and P.S.- Motihari, DistrictEast Champaran (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Director, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Joint Director (HQ), Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

5.

The Officer on Special Duty-cum-Inquiry Officer, Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

6.

The District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah. 7.

The Sub Divisional Officer, Bagaha, District- West Champaran. 8.

The Block Development Officer, Ram Nagar, District- West Champaran. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

M/s Raju Giri, Santosh Kr Mishra, Advocates For the Respondent/s :

Mr S K Mandal, SC III Mr Arjun Mandal, AC to SC III ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 13-12-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents.

After arguing the matter for some time on merits, being faced with the issue of availability of alternative remedy under Rule 24 (2) of Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules (for brevity Bihar CCA Rules), Mr Raju Giri, learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court CWJC No.11547 of 2019(8) dt.13-12-2022 2/2 submits that he would be approaching the authority within two weeks. He, however, raises an apprehension that his application is likely to be met with the issue of delay.

The facts being so, this Court would record that pendency of the instant application before this Court would be a fact available to the petitioner for meeting the issue of delay before the Authority (Respondent No 2), under Rule 24 (2) of Bihar CCA Rules.

If the petitioner makes his application under Rule 24

(2) of Bihar CCA Rules within two weeks, the same is required to be disposed of by a reasoned and speaking order, in accordance with law within three months thereafter. Writ petition stands disposed of.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) M.E.H./- U