Jang Bahadur Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7707 of 2016 ====================================================== Jang Bahadur Singh S/o Late Ramjatan Singh Resident of Village - Bhewar Sikaria, P.S. - Jehanabad, District - Jehanabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar.

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

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The Secretary Special Home Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Deputy Secretary, Home Department Special, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Chairman, J.P. Samman Advisory Committee, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Secretary, J.P. Samman Advisory Committee, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Joint Superintendent, District Jail, Jehanabad, District - Jehanabad. 8.

The Jail Superintendent, Central Jail, Gaya, District - Gaya. 9.

The Jail Superintendent, Central Jail, Buxar, District - Buxar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Binit Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Sheo Shankar Prasad- Sc10 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 03-10-2024

1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief(s):- "1(i) For issuance of an appropriate writ(s), order(s) or direction(s), particularly in nature of certiorari, to set aside the letter dated 24.08.2015, issued under signature of the Deputy Secretary Home (Special) Department, Government of Bihar, Patna whereby and where under, the claim of the petitioner for grant of

Patna High Court CWJC No.7707 of 2016(3) dt.03-10-2024 2/2 J.P. Senani Samman Pension petitioner has been rejected on the basis that he was detained under D.R.I. and MISA during the period of emergency for less than one month, whereas the fact is that he remained in custody during the aforesaid period for more than seventeen months (17 months).

(ii) To further issue an appropriate writ(s) commanding the Respondent authorities to release arrear and current J.P. Senani Samman Yojana Pension as per Bihar Government Policy, as notified on 05.06.2009, contained in memoएन/गृह-कोषांग-74/09/2009.111."

2. Considering the nature of relief, sought for in the present writ petition, I deem it fit and proper to grant liberty to the petitioner to approach the Secretary (Special) Home Department, Government of Bihar, Patna for redressal of his subsisting grievances.

3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed off. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Saurav/- U