Jitendra Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1437 of 2016 =========================================================== Jitendra Kumar Singh S/o Sri Sitaram Singh at present posted as Joint Secretary, Cane Department, Vikash Bhawan, Secretariat, P.S. Sachilwalay, District Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The Principal Secretary, General Administration, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

4. The Union of India through the Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, Govt. of India

5. The Union Public Service Commission, through its Secretary, New Delhi. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajendra Pd. Singh, Sr. Advocate For the Respondent State: Mr. ANJANI KUMAR, AAG 6 For the Union of India : Mr. S D Sanjay, Addl. Solicitor General Mr. Rajesh Kumar Verma, CGC For U P S C : Mr. Kaushal Kumar Jha =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 22-02-2016 The end result of the prayer which has been made in the writ application is inclusion of the petitioner in the Indian Administrative Service Cadre on the basis of Annexure-10.

Name of the petitioner figures at serial No.22 and he has been included in the select list provisionally.

Relief, therefore, which the petitioner is seeking through the present writ application, cannot be granted to him because this Court lacks jurisdiction by virtue of the provision of section 14 of the Central Administrative Tribunal Act 1986 and as amended from time to time. Obviously, the petitioner has approached a wrong forum. This Bench will not exercise any discretion or jurisdiction on such issue contrary to the statute. Petitioner is free to approach the

Patna High Court CWJC No.1437 of 2016 dt.22-02-2016 tribunal exercising power on such issue.

Writ application is dismissed. No opinion is expressed on the merit of the claim or assertion of the petitioner.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) R.K.Pathak/- U