Satrughan Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9379 of 2026 ====================================================== 1.
Satrughan Prasad Singh Son of Late Mani Prasad Singh, Resident of Mohalla-Burhanath Road, Jogsar, Khalifabag Chowk, Police StationJagdishpur, District- Bhagalpur. 2.
Gauam Kumar, Son of Janardan Prasad Singh, Resident of New Professor Colony, Girhinda, Police Station- Sheikhpura, District-Sheikhpura. 3.
Himanshu Shekhar Thakur, Son of Mithilesh Kumar Thakur, Resident of Village- Manikpur, Police Station- Shahkund, District-Bhagalpur. 4.
Sujeet Kumar Anupam, Son of Ram Janam Prasad Singh, Resident of House No. 281, Nehru Nagar, Patliputra, Police Station-Patliputra, District- Patna13. 5.
Narendra Kumar, Son of Amrendra Narayan Sinha, Resident of Bajrangpuri Colony, Post Office- Gulzarbag, Police Station-Alamganj, District- Patna. 6.
Rajeev Ranjan, Son of Raj Kumar Shara, Resident of Village- Salha, Police Station- Jandaha, District- Vaishali.
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Mukesh Kumar Verma, Son of Pramod Prasad, Resident of Ward No. 16, Village- Rajapakar Chitragupta Nagar, Police Station-Rajapakar, DistrictVaishali. 8.
Sant Kumar, Son of Nandu Chauhan, Resident of Village- Chamanpura, Post Office- Fag, Police Station- Goh, District-Aurangabad. 9.
Santosh Kumar Singh, Son of Motilal Singh, Resident of VillageThakurpur, Police Station- Sikraul, District- Buxar. 10.
Arinjay Chaudhary, Son of Jagnarayan Choudhary, Resident of VillageHarpur, Post Office and Police Station- Basudhar, District-Buxar. 11.
Rupesh Kumar Singh, Son of Vijay Kumar Singh, Resident of VillageBathora, Post Office- Salmari, Police Station- Balia Balon, District- Katihar. 12.
Amar Kishore Yadav, Son of Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village- Madhuban, Post Office- Chapra Ram Nagar, Police Station- Janki Nagar, District- Purnea.
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Neeraj Kumar Bharti, Son of Maheshwari Mandal, Resident of Rampur Tilak, Ward No. 03, Police Station- Rampur Tilak, District- Purnea. 14.
Pawan Kumar, Son of Birendra Prasad Yadav, Resident of VillageChandanpatti, Police Station- Aurahi, District-Madhepura. 15.
Sunil Kumar, Son of Virendra Prasad Mandal, Resident of Village- Simra, Post Office- Simra, Police Station- Tikapatti, District-Purnea. 16.
Yogendra Kumar, Son of Rajdeo Prasad, Resident of Village- Bijahri, Police Station- Konch, District- Gayaji.
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Pankaj Kumar Jha, Son of Gulab Jha, Resident of Village- Birauli, Post Office-Birauli, Police Station-Benipatti, District- Madhubani. 18.
Pankaj Kumar, Son of Mahesh Narayan Tiwari, Resident of Village- Garh Mohni, Police Station- Gogri, District- Khagaria. 19.
Prabhat Kumar Bharti, Son of Rajeshwar Prasad, Resident of Village-
2/6 Saraiyapar, Police Station- Islampur, District- Nalanda. 20.
Bhushan Kumar Rajak, Son of Baleshwar Rajak, Resident of VillageYogipur Road, Hilsa, Police Station- Hilsa, District- Nalanda. 21.
Jitendra Kumar, Son of Kamlesh Ray, Resident of Village- Telarh Prema Ray Ke Tola, Post Office- Agiaon Bazar, Police Station-Agiaon Bazar, District- Bhojpur.
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Rakesh Kumar, Son of Late Jagdish Prasad, Resident of Village- Malti, Post Office- Dariyapur, Police Station- Atri, District-Gayaji. 23.
Parshuram Brahmchari, Son of Suryadeo Yadav, Resident of VillageDhamni, Police Station- Kasma, District-Aurangabad. 24.
Vijay Kumar Mandal, Son of Ratan Kumar Mandal, Resident of VillageTindharia, Police Station- Kursela, District- Katihar. 25.
Sanjay Kumar, Son of Late Rajendra Bhagat, Resident of Village- Keota, Police Station- Dalsinghsarai, District- Samastipur. 26.
Madhusudan Kumar Sah, Son of Krishnadeo Sah, Resident of VillageUdayrampur, Police Station- Ghogha, District-Bhagalpur. 27.
Anil Kumar Mandal, Son of Atwari Mandal, Resident of Village- Indira Gram, Police Station- Kursela, District- Katihar. 28.
Rajnish Kumar Pandey, Son of Ram Narayan Pandey, Resident of VillageJanardanpur, Police Station Durgawati, District-Kaimur. 29.
Santosh Kumar Pandey, Son of Radhe Shyam Pandey, Resident of VillageJanardanpur, Police Station- Durgawati, District-Kaimur. 30.
Manoj Kumar, Son of Saryug Prasad mandal, Resident of Village- Rani Diara, Police Station- Ekchari Diara, District-Bhagalpur. 31.
Anil Kumar, Son of Rajendra Paswan, Resident of Village - Chhotki Kelabari, Police Station- Kotwali, District- Munger. 32.
Ajeet Kumar, Son of Raj Kishore Modi, Resident of Village- Pakkisarai, Post Office- Ghogha, Police Station- Kahalgaon, District-Bhagalpur. 33.
Raj Kumar Mandal, Son of Ram Mandal, Resident of Village-Jagannathpur, Post Office- Amdanda, Police Station- Amdanda, District- Bhagalpur. 34.
Rahul Kumar Singh, Son of Niranjan Prasad Singh, Resident of VillageVishnupur, Police Station- Shambhuganj, District-Banka. 35.
Hariom Kumar, Son of Subodh Mahto, Resident of Village- Saidpur Bijli, Post Office- Bhagwanpur, Police Station- Bhagwanpur, District- Vaishali. 36.
Md. Shah Faishal, Son of Md. Atiullah, Resident of Village- Bihai Bithauli, Police Station- Bhagwanpur, District- Vaishali. 37.
Arvind Kumar Rai, Son of Chhavinath Rai, Resident of Village- Atrauna, Police Station- Itarhi, District- Buxar.
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Jitendra Kumar, Son of Mritunjay Prasad Singh, Resident of Village- Sakh Mohan, Police Station- Bibhutipur, District-Samastipur. 39.
Govind Kumar, Son of Ayodhya Prasad Chaudhary, Resident of VillageKumarganj, Police Station- Kishanpur, District-Supaul. 40.
Balvant Himmat Singh, Son of Sardar Hirday Narayan Singh, Resident of
3/6 Village - Changeri, Police Station- Barhat, District-Banka. 41.
Shankar Kumar Suman, Son of Brahdeo Malakar, Resident of Village-Police Station- Bhawanipur, District- Bhagalpur.
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Santosh Kumar Pandey, Son of Jagdish Pandey, Resident of Village- Sikti, Police Station- Garhani, District- Bhojpur.
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Sushil Tiwari, Son of Ram Sagar Tiwari, Resident of Village- Devradh, Police Station- Chenari, District- Rohtas.
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Purushottam Kumar Suman, Son of Devendra Prasad Malakar, Resident of Village - Lattipur, Police Station- Bihpur, District-Bhagalpur. 45.
Arun Kumar, Son of Harinandan Prasad Yadav, Resident of VillageSaptiyahi, Police Station- Saharsa, District- Saharsa. 46.
Jai Prakash Singh, Son of Ram Narayan Singh, Resident of Village- Ekhari, Police Station- Ladania, District- Madhubani. 47.
Binay Kumar, Son of Lalan Pandey, Resident of Village- Sarvoday Nagar, Post Office- Meghra, Police Station- Deep Nagar, District- Nalanda. 48.
Shweta Rani, Daughter of Chandra Prakash Gupta, Resident of VillageJalalpur, Police Station- Doriganj, District- Saran at Chapra. 49.
Prabhash Chandra Kumar, Son of Ram Kumar, Resident of VillageIsmailpur Nijtola, Police Station- Ismailpur, District-Bhagalpur. 50.
Om Prakash Yadav, Son of Ganga Yadav, Resident of Village-Mansarpur, Police Station- Sabour, District- Bhagalpur.
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Mukesh Kumar Jaiswal, Son of Suresh Prasad Jaiswal, Resident of VillageTingharia, Police Station- Kursela, District- Katihar. 52.
Sandeep Anand, Son of Sachchidanand Yadav, Resident of Village- Gangeli, Police Station- K. Nagar, District- Purnea.
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Mukesh Kumar, Son of Anandi Singh, Resident of Village- Kalikapur, Police Station- Goradih, District- Bhagalpur.
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Jitesh Kumar, Son of Chandra Shekhar Prasad Yadav, Resident of MohallaJogsar Upper Tola, Police Station- Adampur, District-Bhagalpur. 55.
Gopal Prakash, Son of Shiv Prkash Thakur, Resident of Mandeiya, Police Station- Minapur, District-Muzaffarpur.
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Chandan Prakash, Son of Ram Balak Giri, Resident of Village- Madhodih, Post Office- Satanpur, Police Station- Ujiarpur, District- Samastipur. 57.
Md. Asifur Rahman, Resident of Village- Madargachhi, Post OfficeAbadpur, Police Station- Abadpur, District- Katihar. 58.
Deepak Yadav, Son of Brahmdeo Yadav, Resident of Village- Jharkaha, Police Station- Shankarpur, District- Madhepura. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.
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The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.
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The Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4.
The Director, Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar For the Respondent/s :
Standing Counsel (28) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 06-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.
2. The instant writ application has been filed for the following reliefs:- (i) For setting aside the impugned letter no.2036 dated 21.12.2024 issued under the signature of Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna whereby the provisional appointment letter issued to the petitioners dated 20.11.2024 have been cancelled with further direction to all the District Education Officers of entire State to post the Exclusive Teachers including these petitioners at the School were they were earlier posted as Niyojit Teachers without getting prior consent from the petitioners in arbitrary manner without assigning any reason which is not only in violation of the principle of natural justice rather contrary to its own service rules.
(ii) For directing the respondent concerned to post all the petitioners at their respective allotted District in view of provisional appointment letters issued on 20.11.2024 allotting their respective schools for posting within time frame as in another hand
5/6 respondent Education Department is effecting the transfer policy for newly appointed teachers in TRE III and going to fill up the rest of post by starting process for TRE IV in which rest of the post of different District will be included causing gross prejudice to the claim of petitioners.
(iii) For directing the respondents concerned to keep at least posts vacant in the concerned district where the petitioners were issued provisional appointment letters allotting concerned district as per their merit position in view of Rule 4 of the Bihar School Exclusive Teachers' Rules 2023.
(iv) For disposing the present writ application in terms of order passed in CWJC No. 6127 of 2025 and other analogous cases, which has been disposed of vide order dated 13.05.2026 (Annexure-P/7) by this Court as the issue involved in the present case is same in above referred case even respondents are same so that consideration of claim of the petitioners may also be done by the respondents in the same terms.
(v) Any order/orders for granting any other relief for which the petitioners are found entitled to in the facts and circumstances of the case.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the lis involved in the present writ application is squarely covered by the judgment dated 13.05.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWJC No. 6127 of 2025, wherein the claims of similarly situated persons have already been adjudicated. It is
6/6 submitted that the grievances raised by the petitioners are identical in nature and, therefore, their claim also deserves to be considered in terms of the aforesaid judgment.
4. Having regard to the submissions advanced on behalf of the petitioners, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present writ application is disposed of with a direction to the concerned respondent-authority to consider and decide the claim of the petitioners by passing a reasoned and speaking order in the light of the judgment dated 13.05.2026 passed in CWJC No. 6127 of 2025, if the case of the petitioners is found to be similarly situated, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The decision so taken shall be communicated to the petitioners forthwith. If the petitioners are found entitled, the same and similar benefits shall also be extended to them within the aforesaid period.
(Ajit Kumar, J) shikha/- U