Dwarika Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.845 of 2015 IN Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 22740 of 2012 =========================================================== Dwarika Prasad Singh, Son of Late Jagdeep Narain, Resident of Village & P.O.- Sikathi, P.S.- Dhansoin, District- Buxar (Bihar) .... .... Appellant

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Main (Old) Secretariat, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Nirman Bhawan (Campus) Bailly Road, Patna

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

4. Joint Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Nirman Bhawan (Campus) Bailly Road, Patna .... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Jitendra Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, GA-1 and AC to GA-1 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 20-11-2017 Having heard learned counsel for the parties, we agree with the observations made by the learned Writ Court to say that while the petitioner was in service and till his retirement neither was the post of Engineer-in-Chief filled up nor any person junior to the petitioner was promoted to the said post.

That being the position, no indulgence in the matter is called

Patna High Court LPA No.845 of 2015 dt.20-11-2017 2/2 for now after retirement of the petitioner.

The appeal is, therefore, dismissed.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) N.H./- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N/A Uploading Date21-11-2017 Transmission Date