Sharda Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14169 of 2019 ====================================================== Sharda Devi Wife of Late Sachchida Nand Sharma Resident of MohallaShastri Nagar, Airport Road, P.O.- Devesangh Tharidulampur, P.S.- Kunda, Distt.- Deoghar (Jharkhand) Presently posted as Block teacher in Middle School, Damodarpur, Block and Distt.- Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, Department of Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Director Primary Education, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The District Education Officer Lakhisarai.

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The District Programme Officer (Establishment) Lakhisarai. 5.

The Block Education Officer Lakhisarai, Distt.- Lakhisarai. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Prabhat Ranjan Singh, A.C. to A.A.G. 15 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 17-07-2019 The issue involved in the present application is no more res integra. In view of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Mukhesh Kumar & Anr. Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. reported in (2017) 5 SCC 383.

In view of the above, the present writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent District Programme Officer (Establishment), Lakhisarai to take appropriate decision with regard to the claim of the petitioner in the light of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Mukhesh Kumar (supra) within a period of 60 days from the

Patna High Court CWJC No.14169 of 2019(2) dt.17-07-2019 2/2 date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforesaid, the present writ application stands disposed of.

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uma/- U