Arun Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8327 of 2014 =========================================================== Arun Kumar Verma Son of Late Satyanarayan Prasad Verma Resident of villageManpura, P.O.- Garaul, P.S.- Garaul, Distt.- Vaishali .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Superintending Engineer, Road Construction Department, Bhojpur Road Circle Arah

3. The Executive Engineer, Bhabhua Road Division, Bhabhua

4. The Executive Engineer, Sahabad Road Division, Arah .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Atul Kumar, Adv. Mr. Jitendra Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ram Vinay Prasad Singh, AC to GA- 12 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 06-09-2017 Heard both sides.

The petitioner has filed this writ petition for quashing the order dated 07.03.2014 passed by the Superintending Engineer, Bhojpur Road Circle, Road Construction Department, Ara, as contained in Memo No. 303 by which the petitioner has been dismissed from service.

At the outset of the argument, learned counsel for the State submits that the petitioner has not filed statutory appeal before the competent authority against the order of dismissal. Considering the facts aforesaid, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the appellate authority that if the petitioner files

Patna High Court CWJC No.8327 of 2014 dt.06-09-2017 2/2 appeal within one month, the appellate authority shall dispose of the appeal within four months thereafter, on its own merit. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J.) Vinita/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 09/09/2017 Transmission Date NA