Jagannath Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10140 of 2020 ======================================================
1. Jagannath Singh, S/o Late Dharam Lal Singh, R/o Village- Baurhi, P.S. Dhanarua, District- Patna
2. Priya, W/o Sri Laxman Kumar, R/o Village- Baurhi, P.S. Dhanarua, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar, through District Magistrate, Patna
2. Regional Manager, Rural-III State Bank of India, Anta Ghat, Patna, P.S. Pirbahore, District- Patna
3. Branch Manager, Sonamai, State Bank of India, P.S. dhanarua, District- Patna
4. General Manger, SARC Systems Ltd. S.K. Nagar, House No. 100, Road No. 21, P.S. S.K. Nagar, District- Patna
5. Rohit Kumar, S/o Jagannath Singh, C.S.P. Operator Branch, P.S. Dhanarua, District- Patna.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Shiopujan Singh, Advocate Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr.U.P. Singh AC to SC-4 For the S.B.I. Bank :
Mr. Satya Vrat, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT
2/4 (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 15-11-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
The petitioners have prayed for the following relief(s):- "1. That this is an application to pass appropriate writ or writs, order or orders, direction or direction in the nature of mandamus directing upon the Respondents to allow the C.S.P. of S.B.I. in the name of petitioner no.2 in the village- Baurhi, P.S. Dhanaura, District- Patna in place of Resp. No. 5 who is the daughter in law of the petitioner no.1." After the matter was heard for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners, under instructions, states that petitioners shall be content if a direction is issued to the authority concerned i.e. respondent no. 2 Regional Manager, Rural-III, State Bank of India, to consider and decide the representation which the petitioners shall be filing within a period of four weeks from today for redressal of their grievance(s).
Learned counsel for the respondents states that if such a representation is filed by the petitioners, the authority concerned shall consider and dispose it of expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of its filing along with a copy of this order.
Statement accepted and taken on record.
As such, petition stands disposed of in the following
3/4 terms:- (a) Petitioners shall approach the authority concerned within a period of four weeks from today by filing a representation for redressal of the grievance(s);
(b) The authority concerned shall consider and dispose it of expeditiously by a reasoned and speaking order preferably within a period of three months from the date of its filing along with a copy of this order;
(c) Needless to add, while considering such representation, principles of natural justice shall be followed and due opportunity of hearing afforded to the parties;
(d) Equally, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take recourse to such alternative remedies as are otherwise available in accordance with law;
(e) We are hopeful that as and when petitioners take recourse to such remedies, as are otherwise available in law, before the appropriate forum, the same shall be dealt with, in accordance with law and with reasonable dispatch;
(f) Liberty reserved to the petitioners to approach the Court, if the need so arises subsequently on the same and subsequent cause of action;
(g) We have not expressed any opinion on merits of the
4/4 matter. All issues are left open;
The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Interlocutory Application(s), if any, stands disposed of. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) (S. Kumar, J) ranjan/ AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date Transmission Date NA