Shyamavtar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8634 of 2024 ====================================================== 1.

Shyamavtar Jha Son of Late Raghunath Jha, Resident of Village - Pastan, P.S. - Andhara Thadhi, District - Madhubani.

2.

Lakshmi Kant Jha, Son of Jivnath Jha, Resident of Village- Sarra (Madna), P.S.- Babubarhi District- Madhubani.

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Yaduvir Jha, Son of Late Balakant Jha, Resident of Bairiya, P.S.- Phulparash, District- Madhubani.

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Vidyanand Jha, Son of Raghunath jha, Resident of Village- Pastan, P.S.- 5.

Ram Sundar Singh, Son of Valeshwar Singh, Resident of Village- Pastan, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani.

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Mundrika Devi, Wife of Late Ramavtar Jha, Resident of Village- Pastan, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani.

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Vishwanath Jha, Son of Devakant Jha, Resident of Village- Gonauli, P.S.- 8.

Raghuvir Thakur, Son of Late Yugleshwar Thakur, Resident of VillageGonauli, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani. 9.

Badri Narayan Jha, Son of Kuldeep Narayan Jha, Resident of VillageGanauli, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani. 10.

Baidya Nath Jha, Son of Manu Jha, Resident of Village- Gonauli, P.S.- 11.

Siya Ram Mandal, Mauje Lal Mandal, Resident of Kashamagour (Pastan), P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani.

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Shiv Shankar Jha, Son of Late Pratap Jha, Resident of Village- Gonauli, P.S.- 13.

Hari Shankar Jha, Son of Ganganath Jha, Resident of Village- Gonauli, P.S.- 14.

Kala Devi, Wife of Late Shiv Shankar Jha, Resident of Village- Deohar, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani.

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Ganga Nath Jha, Son of Late Jivan Nath Jha, resident of Village- Gonauli, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani.

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Chandra Shekhar Jha, Son of Late Tej Narayan Jha, Resident of VillageGonauli, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani. 17.

Smt. Lal Jha @ Lal Jha, Wife of Chandra Shekhar Jha, Resident of VillageGonauli, P.s.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani. 18.

Hari Shankar Jha, Son ofJaldhari Jha, Resident of Village- Deohar, P.S.- 19.

Indra Kant Jha, Son of Shiv Chandra jha, Resident of Village- Hariharpur, P.S.- Singhwara, District- Darbhanga.

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Jagat Narayan Mishra, Son of Fulchandra Mishra, resident of VillageRahikpur, P.S. Babubarhi, District- Madhubani.

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Yoga Nand Thakur, Son of Madhu Kant Thakur, resident of VillageNavnagar, P.S.- Rudrapur, District- Madhubani. 22.

Ranju Kumari, Daughter of Chandra Shekhar Jha, Resident of VillageGonauli, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani. 23.

Manju Devi, Wife of Late Thakai Jha, Resident of Village- Kalapatti, P.S.- Phulparash, District- Madhubani.

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Jawahar Lal Thakur, son of Makrand Thakur, Resident of Village- Mahuahi, P.S.- Babubarhi, District- Madhubani.

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Udaygar Devi, Wife of Late Mahendra Jha, Resident of Village- Deohar, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani.

26.

Tejnath Jha, Son of Lochan Jha, resident of Village- Deohar, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani.

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Dayanand Ray, Son of Gopi Kant Ray, Resident of Village- Deohar, P.S.- 28.

Ugramohan Jha, Son of Veda Nand Jha, Resident of Village- Deohar, P.S.- 29.

Vijay Laxmi @ Vijayay Laxmi Jha, Wife of Late Arjun Kant Jha, Resident of Village- Bardaha, P.S.- Babubarhi, District- Madhubani. 30.

Indra Narayan Jha, Son of Rajeshwar Jha, Resident of Village- Deohar, P.S.- 31.

Sudhira Jha, Wife of Late Parmanand Jha, Resident of Village- Biduliya, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani.

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Madhusudan Jha, Son of Late Chinta Jha, Resident of Village- Gonauli, P.S.- 33.

Suman Kumari, Wife of Anil Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Sahuriya, P.S.- 34.

Mahendra Jha, Son of Sukhdev Jha, Resident of Village- Pastan Navtoli, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani.

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Bhagwan Jha, Son of Madhukant Jha Resident of Village- Mahrail, P.S.- Rudrapur, District- Madhubani.

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Dayanand Chaudhary, Son of Chit Narayan Chaudhary, Resident of VillageShuriya, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani. 37.

Dilip Kumar Chaudhary, Son of Sudheshwar Chaudhary, Resident of Village-Sahuriya, P.S. Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani. 38.

Sudhira Devi, Wife of Gangadhar Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Sahuriya, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani.

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Surendra Chaudhary, Son of Kapleshwar Chaudhary, resident of VillageSahuriya, P.S.- Andhara Thadhi, District- Madhubani. 40.

Satish Chandra Jha, Son of Tulakant Jha, Resident of Village- Bardaha, P.S.- Babubarhi, District- Madhubani.

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Sanjeev Kumar Jha, Son of Bijendra Jha, Resident of Village- Satghara, P.S.- Babubarhi, District- Madhubani.

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Kalikant Jha, Son of Rameshwar Jha, Resident of Village- Gangduar, P.S.-

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Dineshwar Ray, Son of Gangadhar Ray, Resident of Village- Deohar, P.S.- ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

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The Special Director, Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The District Magistrate, Madhubani, District- Madhubani. 5.

The District Education Office-Cum-District Planning Officer, Madhubani, District- Madhubani.

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The District Programme Officer, Madhubani, District- Madhubani. 7.

The Chairman, Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, Back Harding Road, Patna. 8.

The Secretary, Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, Back Harding Road, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Subhash Kumar Jha, Advocate Mr. Chaudhary Prem Kumar Thakur , Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Randhir Kumar SC(18) For Board :

Mr. S. S. Sundaram , Advocate Mr. Ankit , Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-10-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondent/s.

2. The present writ application has been filed to issue a writ in nature of mandamus for commanding the Respondents Authorities to make payment of arrear by way of differential amount of salary in the revised pay scale under 5th, 6th and 7th pay revision in the same manner as allowed to the teaching and non-teaching staff of the government school with admissible dearness allowance along with increment admissible there on in

4/5 the light of Judgment and Order passed by this Hon'ble Court, vide order dated 13.08.2019, passed in L.P.A. No. 43 of 2016. 3 . At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners' case is squarely covered by the judgment passed by this Court in L.P.A. No.43 of 2016 and analogous cases .

4. Learned counsels appearing on behalf of respondent/s do not dispute the contention made on behalf of these petitioners.

5 . Considering the aforesaid facts, since the case of the petitioners stands on similar footing to that of the petitioners of L.P.A. No. 43 of 2016, these petitioners are directed to approach the respondent no. 5 (The District Education OfficeCum-District Planning Officer, Madhubani) by filing a detailed representation along with a copy of the order passed in the L.P.A. No.43 of 2016, within a period of four weeks.

6. On receipt of the said representation, the respondent no. 5 is well advised to dispose off the same by passing a reasoned and a speaking order, in accordance with law, considering the order passed in L.P.A. No.43 of 2016, within a further period of twelve weeks.

7. The respondent no. 5 is directed to ensure

5/5 compliance of this order and if the representation of the petitioners is not considered within the stipulated period, the respondent no. 5 shall be personally held responsible for noncomplying the order of this Court. 8 . With the aforesaid directions, this writ application is hereby disposed of.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U