Jai Prakash v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17101 of 2016 =========================================================== Jai Prakash (Advocate), son of Sri Munni Prasad Singh, Vill.- Vairam Sarai, Block Colony, P.O.+P.S.- Ghoshi, District- Jehanabad, PIN Code 804406 .... .... Petitioner/s
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1. The State of Bihar
2. The Chief Secretary, State of Bihar, Patna
3. The Law Secretary, State of Bihar, Patna
4. The Principal Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (Rajbhasha), Bihar Government, Patna
5. The Additional Secretary-cum-Director, Cabinet Secretariat, (Rajbhasha) Department, Bihar Government, Patna .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jai Prakash (In Person) For the Respondent/s : Mr. Lalit Kishore, PAAG- 1 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 30-03-2017 The grievance of the petitioner in the matter of use of Hindi for filing writ application and other proceedings has already been taken note of and similar issues decided by Benches of this Court in the case of Binay Kumar Singh Vs. Bihar State Electricity Board & Ors.- 2010 (3) BLJ 83 and Swaran Singh Bagga Vs. N.N.Singh, Registrar- 2003 (1) PLJR 315 wherein, the issue has been taken note of and it has been held that any person can file an application or petition in Hindi and also advance arguments in Hindi. That being the legal position, as is made out from the aforesaid judgments, liberty is already available to the petitioner for
Patna High Court CWJC No.17101 of 2016 dt.30-03-2017 2/2 filing applications and petitions in Hindi and for advancing arguments also in Hindi. That being so, once the issue stands decided by the aforesaid judgments, no further directions are required to be issued in this petition.
The writ petition stands disposed of in terms of the order already passed as indicated hereinabove. (Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Sudhir Singh, J) P.K.P.
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