Ashutosh Jha v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7164 of 2014 ===========================================================

1. Ashutosh Jha son of late Mahanand Jha, resident of village AND P.O. Garhpura, Police Station- Garhpura, District- Begusarai, at present posted and working as an assistant teacher in Govt. Primary Girls School, Korai, Anchal- Garhpura, DistrictBegusarai .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

3. The Joint Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

4. The Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna

5. The District Magistrate, Begusarai

6. The Additional Collector (Establishment) cum Member, Teachers Promotion Committee, Begusarai

7. The Deputy Development Commissioner-cum-Chairman, District Education Establishment Committee, Begusarai

8. The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Munger Division, Munger

9. The District Education Officer, Begusarai

10. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Begusarai

11. The Block Education Officer, Garhpura, District- Begusarai

12. The Headmaster-cum-Drawing and Disbursing Officer, Govt. Primary Girls School, Korai, Anchal- Garhpura, District- Begusarai .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umesh Kumar Mishra For the Respondent/s : Mr. Mithilesh Kumar Pathak, SC 7 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 28-03-2016 Since petitioner has an invalid degree, which is not equivalent to a graduate degree, which is Sahitaya Alankar from Hindi Vidyapeeth, he cannot claim any benefit or promotion on the basis of that degree. Law is already settled in this regard in the case of Reeta Shrivastava v. the State of Bihar & others, reported in 2012(3) PLJR 353. Writ is dismissed.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) sk U