Sheo Shankar Prasad And ORS v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4996 of 2015 ======================================================

1. Sheo Shankar Prasad. S/o Late Hira Sao. Resident of West Raghunath Tola, Gali No. 4, Anishabad, District - Patna.

2. Ram Bali Prasad Yadav. Son of Late Sheo Pujan Yadav. Resident of Village - Charni, Via - Jadia, P.S.- Chhatapur, District - Supaul.

3. Sheo Shankar Thakur. Son of Late Kalu Thakur. Resident of Mohalla - Ganga Babu Ki Theki, P.O.- Begumpur, P.S.- Chouk, Patnacity, District - Patna.

4. Ram Shakal Ram. Son of Late Satya Deo Ram. Resident of Village - Khaira, P.O.- Odar, P.S.- Sonhan, District - Kaimur (Bhabua). .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, Bihar, Patna.

2. The Managing Director, Bihar State Seed Corporation Ltd. Agriculture Farm, Mithapur, Patna.

3. The Secretary, Bihar State Seed Corporation Ltd. Agriculture Farm, Mithapur, Patna.

.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Yogendra Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. SC25- A. Ujjwal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-02-2017 In view of the availability of an equally efficacious statutory remedy to the petitioner under Section 7(4) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, I am not inclined to entertain the present writ application.

Accordingly, the application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to approach the statutory authority first for the redressal of their grievances.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Pradeep/- U