Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12260 of 2025 ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar S/o Late Sumangal Prasad, R/o- Telmar ka Tola, Bangachha, P.S.- Telmar, District- Nalanda- 803204.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Vikas Bhawan, Patna. 2.

The Director, Secondary Education, Department of Education, Govt. of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, New Secretariat, Patna.

3.

The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Patna Division, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Purushottam Kumar Jha, Advocate Mr.Bishwash Vijeta, Advocate Mr. Ram Naresh Jha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Manish Kumar, GP 4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-07-2025 Heard Mr. Purushottam Kumar Jha along with Mr.Bishwash Vijeta and Mr. Ram Naresh Jha, learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr.Manish Kumar, learned GP 4 for the State.

2. Petitioner has inter alia prayed for following reliefs in the paragraphs No.1 of the writ petition:- (I) Issuance of an order, direction or a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent No.3 to take final decision in relation to petitioner's application for hi transfer dated 28.02.2024, whereby the petitioner has requested for his transfer to any of the three schools, mentioned herein below:- (a) Shershah Suri Inter Level School, Sasaram, (b) Ram Jain Girls Secondary High School (+2) Sasaram, Rohtas

Patna High Court CWJC No.12260 of 2025(2) dt.31-07-2025 2/3 (c) Senior Secondary (+2) School Rameshwarganj, Sasaram, Rohtas (ii) For grant of any other relief/relief(s) to which the petitioner may be found entitled to in the facts and circumstances of this case."

3. The petitioner is aggrieved by having not been given the choice posting as per the policy of the State Government.

4. It is well settled principal of law that the Court should restrain from interfering in any manner, unless and until the policy of the State Government is arbitrary. As such, this Court restrains itself, in absence of any discrimination having been pointed out by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner submitted that the petitioner seeks to file a detailed representation before respondent no.3, the Regional Deputy Director of Education, Patna Division, Patna for the relief as prayed for in the present writ petition.

6. Considering the aforesaid specific submission made on behalf of petitioner, the Regional Deputy Director of Education may consider to redress the grievance of the petitioner and take a conscious decision in respect of his choice posting in accordance with law expeditiously.

Patna High Court CWJC No.12260 of 2025(2) dt.31-07-2025 3/3

7. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U