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Patna High CourtCWJC/13319/2023disposed

Pushpraj Gautam v. The State Of Bihar

2024-01-22Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah10 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13319 of 2023 ====================================================== 1.

Pushpraj Gautam son of Ravindra Kumar Rai, resident of gram and P.O Gotibang, P.S. Dumaria, Gaya.

2.

Bipin Kumar Pandit, son of Mahavir Pandit, resident of Village Pachoi, P.O. Dewan Fatehpur, P.S. - Khijasarai, District - Gaya, Bihar- 823003. 3.

Ran Vijay Kumar, Son of Chhathu Prasad, resident of gram - Koniya, Post Hemara, Gaya, PO and PS Khizarsarai.

4.

Rajeev Ranjan, son of Gahan Das, resident of village Simrauka, Khizirsarai, PS and PO Sarbahda, Gaya.

5.

Krishna Kant, son of Braj Kishore Sharma, resident of Lakhibag, Manpur, Post - Buniyadgunj, Manpur, Gaya, P.S. - Mofasil (Gaya), Bihar - 823003. 6.

Dilip Kumar, son of Balmiki Singh, resident of Bana, P.O. and P.S. Khijirsarai, Gaya.

7.

Binod Kumar, son of Bharat Prasad Yadav, resident of Baheliya Bigha, near Devi Mandir, Tekari, PS and PO Tekari, Gaya.

8.

Raju Kumar, son of Ram Jatan Paswan, resident of Gram Kurwa, P.O. Naudiha, Kunrawa, Khizersarai, PS Mahkar, Gaya. 9.

Sanjay Kumar, Son of Pokhan Prasad, resident of Gram Rampur, Post Amaithi, P.S. Wazirganj, Gaya.

10.

Arun Kumar, son of Rambali Prasad Yadav, resident of Gram Chhatni, P.O. Naily, P.S. Nimachak Bathani, Chhatni Gaya.

11.

Shivnath Prasad Singh, son of Raj Ballabh Singh, Gram- Walchak, Post - Phulwari, P.S. - Dumaniya, Gaya, Bihar - 824206. 12.

Pinki Kumari, wife of Birendra Kumar, resident of Village- Kewali, Gaya, P.S. Chandauti, PO Churi, Bihar - 823002.

13.

Deepak Kumar, son of Surendra Sharma, resident of Chechaura, P.S Konch, PO Chechaura, Gaya.

14.

Amresh Sinha, son of Ashok Kumar Sinha, Resident of Village and Post Sono, P.S. Sono, District - Jamui.

15.

Chunchun Prasad, son of Gaya Prasad Singh, resident of Swami Sehjanand Nagar, Alakh Nath Baandh Road, P.O. and P.S. Parsa, Barh. 16.

Raja Ram Kumar, son of Bhagirath Paswan, resident of Sonapur Dih, P.S. Nayagawn, PO Bhaspur, Begusarai.

17.

Birendra Kumar, son of Ramchandra Prasad Singh, resident of Mahadev Bigha, P.O. Chandhari, P.S. Islampur, Nalanda.

2/10 18.

Arvind Kumar Chaubey, Son of Vijay Kumar Chaubey, resident of village Badwan, P.O. Dewaria Kala, Dewariakala, PS Faser, Aurangabad. 19.

Abhay Narayan Prasad, Son of Gupteshwar Ram, resident of Manora Gulajar Bigha, Ratanpur, P.S. and P.O. Obra, Aurangabad. 20.

Santosh Kumar, son of Rajendra Prasad Singh, resident of Road no. 3, New Area, Chitaur Nagar, SuhiBhawan, Ward no. 12, PS and PO Aurangabad, Aurangabad.

21.

Birendra Kumar Manish, son of Raja Ram, resident of Near Surya Mandir, Mohalla Yamuna Nagar, P.S. Nagar Thana, PO and Dist. - Aurangabad, Bihar.

22.

Zubairya Shaheen, wife of Afroz Alam, resident of Baluganj, PO Baluganj Barandi, P.S. Dhibra, Aurangabad.

23.

Vijay Kumar, Son of Gobardhan Prasad, resident of Village, Raghunandan Bigha, Hasauli, PO Kunda, P.S. Mufassil, Aurangabad. 24.

Prabhakar Kumar Singh, son of Naresh Singh, Pararia, PO and P.S. Mali, Navinagar, Aurangabad.

25.

Vijay Kumar, son of Moharai Prasad, resident of Village - Lahas P.O. Gordiha, P.S. Rafiganj, Aurangabad.

26.

Ramesh Kumar Mishra, son of Baij Nath Mishra, resident of Sri Krishna Nagar, Ahari, Madhukar Colony, PO Aurangabad, P.S. - Nath Naga, Bihar. 27.

Abhishek Kumar Thakur, son of Ramashray Thakur, resident of ward no. - 22, Biratpur, PO Aurangabad, P.S. Nagar, Bihar. 28.

Reena Kumari, wife of Satyendra Ram, resident of village Mahawar, P.O. and P.S. Daudnagar, Aurangabad.

29.

Mirchand Ram, son of Dhanapat Ram, resident of Jamuawan, Aurangabad, P.O. and P.S. Daudnagar, Aurangabad.

30.

Sanjay Kumar, Son of Raj Kumar Sharma, Resident of village Koilwan, P.O. Koilwan, P.S. Haspura, District - Aurangabad. 31.

Kamlesh Kumar, son of Jagdish Ram, resident of 09 no. Pul, Mokari, P.S and PO Arwal, Arwal.

32.

Santosh Kumar, son of Mahendra Singh, resident of PO Fakharpur, Pakharpur, P.S. Arwal, Arwal.

33.

Ram Anuj, son of Mathura Prasad, resident of village - Bajitpur, Post Bajitpur, P.S. Karpi, Bajitpur, Arwal.

34.

Kamlesh Kumar, son of Kameshwar Singh, resident of Bajitpur, Post Bajitpur, P.S. Karpi, Bajitpur, Arwal.

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Binod Kumar, son of Baidyanath Singh, resident of gram Daniyala, Arwal P.O Shadipur P.S. Vambhi, Arwal.

36.

Md. Sanaullah Siddique, son of Md. Habibullah Siddique, resident of Village Aganoor, PO Aganoor, PS Kaler, Arwal. 37.

Mithilesh Sharma, son of Ram Chandra Sharma, resident of gram Pyarechak, Post Sarwan, PS Arwal.

38.

Deepak Pandey, son of Raj Kishor Pandey, resident of Jamui, Village and Post - Sikandra, P.S.- Sikandra, Bihar - 811315. 39.

Kunal Kumar, son of Brahmadeo Bhagat, resident of ward no. 16, Navtoliya, Mathurqapur, PO Khagaria, P.S. Sadar, Bihar.

40.

Kumar Manish, son of Nityanand Roy, resident of Madhavpur, Ward no. 04, PO Madhopur, P.S. Parbatta, Khagaria.

41.

Kundan Kumar, son of Shibeshwar Prakash Verma, resident of ward no. 06, gram post Sanhauli, Thana Chitragupta Nagar, Sanhauli, Khagaria. 42.

Vachandeo Kumar, son of Nageshwar Prasad, resident of Ward no. 07, Gram Purbi Thatha, PO Thatha, P.S. Mansi, Khagaria. 43.

Rohit Kr. Raut, son of Kishor Prasad, resident of Mansi, PO and P.S. Mansi, Chakhausaini, Khagaria.

44.

Archana Kumari, wife of Awninda Nath Roy, PO Mirapur, Dholi, P.S.- Sakra, Morauli, Bihar - 843121.

45.

Santosh Kumar, son of Ramanand Singh, resident of PO - Purshottampur, Parkhotimpur, P.S. Maneyari, Muzaffarpur.

46.

Neelmani, son of Sri Brahmanand, Pair urf Bishunpur, Muzaffarpur, Bihar - 843115, PO and P.S.- Piyar.

47.

Lal Babu Rai, son of Pabhu Nandan Rai, resident village Tarajiwar, PO Tarajiwar, PS Hathauri, BaramJiwar Tara Jiwar, Muzaffarpur. 48.

Gyanesh Ranjan, son of Shyam Kumar Singh, resident of Bankabagh, Fardogola, Bhagwanpur, P.S. Sadar, Muzaffarpur P.O - Head Post Office 49.

Chandan Kumar, son of Vibha Sharma, resident of Anilalay, ward no. - 30, Zenith Petrol Pump, Aghoriya Bazar, PO Ramana, P.S. Kazi Mahamadpur, Muzaffarpur.

50.

Dheeraj Kumar, son of Raj Narayan Poddar, Santhpur, PO Dholi (Moraul), P.S. Sakra, Muzaffarpur, Bihar - 843121.

51.

Manoj Kumar Singh, son of Mukhdeo Kant Singh, resident of Jhikti, Jhiki Urf Salimpur Husain, P.S. - Kudhani, Muzaffarpur, PO - Jhikti, Bihar - 844127.

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Kiran Mishra, wife of Santosh Kumar Mishra, resident of Shadikpur Moraul, Sadikpur Moraul, Muzaffarpur, Bihar - 843121, P.S. Sakra, PO Dholi. 53.

Anju Kumari, wife of Ajay Kumar, resident of Ahiyapur, Yehiapur, Muzaffarpur, Bihar - 842001, P.S. - Ahyapur, PO Head Post Office 54.

Babita Kumari, wife of Sanjeev Kumar Deo, resident of PO Kamalpura, P.S. Paroo, Muzaffarpur.

55.

Bhupendra Kumar, son of Baidnath Pathak, Khairana Dih, Muzaffarpur, Bihar - 843113, P.S. - Kudhani, PO - Khairanadih. 56.

Dinesh Kumar Dipu, son of Vijay Nath Das, resident of Shastrinagar, Paras Singh Lane, Muzaffarpur, P.S Mithanpura, PO Ramana Muzaffarpur. 57.

Rekha Rani, wife of Sujit Kumar, resident of Nandpuri, Bhagwanpur, P.S Karja, PO - Bhataura, Muzaffarpur.

58.

Ranjeet Kumar Thakur, Son of Gauri Shankar Thakur, resident of Village Madhaul, Susta, P.S.- Kudhani, PO Susta, Muzaffarpur, Bihar - 842002. 59.

Anjali Kumari, daughter of Ram Chandra Prasad Sharma, resident of Majhaulia, Majhauli, Khetal, Khabra, Muzaffarpur, Bihar - 843146, P.S. Sadar, PO Khabra.

60.

Navagrah Narayan Singh Navendu son of Pancha Singh, resident of Paighambarpur, Kolhua, PO and PS Ahiyarpur, Muzaffarpur. 61.

Upendra Kumar, son of Late Yogendra Ray, resident of Kuiyan, Jaintpur, Muzaffarpur, PS Saraiya, PO Jaintpur Muzaffarpur. 62.

Chhotan Mahto, son of Siya Ram Mahto, resident of Puwaritola Bagha, post Suhird Nagar, P.S. Begusarai Town, Begusarai. 63.

Manish Kumar Mishra, son of Bhanu Mohan Mishra, resident of Bhayharayan P.S. and PO Banka, Banka.

64.

Satish Kumar Das, son of Rajendra Prasad Das, resident of Village Khemnichak, P.O. Bishwambhar Chak, P.S. Amarpur, Khemnichak, Banka. 65.

Bikram Sah, son of Upendra Sah, resident of Grama and Post Lakhnowdih, P.S. Banka, Banka.

66.

Supriya Kumari, daughter of Sudhir Mandal, resident of PO Babhangama, Sondiha, P.S. Barahat, Banka.

67.

Subhash Chandra Pandit, son of G. Pandit, resident of Belhar, PO and P.S. Belhar, Banka.

68.

Sarju Prasad, son of Ram Narayan Ram, resident of Near Madhumati Ashram, Janakpur, Manpur, PO Manpur, Buniyad Ganj, P.S. Muffasil, Gaya. 69.

Praveen Kumar Pandey, son of Radhe Shyam Pandey, resident of PS and PO

5/10 Fatehpur, Fatehpur Gaya.

70.

Balmiki Prasad, son of Awadh Vihari Lal, resident of Dobhi, P.O and P.S. Dobhi, Gaya.

71.

Brajesh Thakur, Son of Late Ram Swaroop Thakur, resident of Village Sohan, Bigna, Panchayat Aurawan PO Chandauti P.S. Magadh Medical, Gaya.

72.

Manoj Kumar Ranjan, son of Ram Prasad Singh, resident of MO Mirchaiya Gali, PO RS, PS Kotwali, Gaya.

73.

Devanand Kumar, son of Late Nand Lal Singh, resident of Bodh Gaya Road, PAHT Nagar Colony, PO Chand Chora, P.S. Vishnupad, Gaya. 74.

Gyan Prakash, Son of Baban Singh, resident of Siddharthpuri Colony, road no. - 1, PO Manpur, Gaya, Bihar- 823003, P.S. - Mofasil. 75.

Arjun Paswan, son of Jagdeo Paswan, resident of Gram Kolkha,PO and PS Cherki, Bodh Gaya.

76.

Mahendra Narayan Prasad, son of Satendra Narayan Prasad, resident of Hathiawan, P.S. and PO Mahkar, Gaya.

77.

Umanath Goswami, son of Lakhan Goswami, resident of Bhusunda, Post Naranga, P.S. Moffasil, Gaya.

78.

Rajesh Kumar, son of Manu Prasad, resident of Near Masjid Gali, PO Panchatiya Akhara, P.S. Kotwali, Gaya.

79.

Rajeev Ranjan Prakash, son of Vijay Prajapat, resident of Near Middle School, Ghugharitand, PO Chand Chora, P.S. Vishnupad, Gaya. 80.

Deepak Kumar, son of Bhuvaneshwar Sah, resident of 95, Jamdaha Road, Near Thakurwari, Aliganj, PO and PS Banka, Banka. 81.

Ranjeet Kumar, son of Ramu Prajapat, resident of Nauranga, P.S. Moffasil, PO - Manpur Gaya.

82.

Vivekanand Kumar Yadav, Son of Jawahar Prasad Yadav, resident of Bhagwanpur, Paharpur, PO Sakra Paharpur, PS Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Saharsa. 83.

Rajiv Krishna, son of Rameshwar Mandal, Ward no. 06, Village - Bakuniya, Saharsa PO and P.S. Nauhatta, Bakunia, Saharsa. 84.

Awadhesh Kumar Raman, son of Bimal Paswan, resident of Barsam, ward no. 05, Block Saur Bazar, P.S. Saur Bazar, P.O- Barsan, Banma Itahari, Saharsa.

85.

Vikash Kumar Bhashkar, son of Karuna Kumar Yadav, resident of Ward no. 06, Village - Bhelwa, P.O. Aran, P.S. Sharsa, Aran, Saharsa. 86.

Sant Prakash Bharti, son of Binendra Ram, resident of Santnagar, Gangjala,

6/10 Ward No. 15, Saharsa, P.O. Mangaur, P.S. - Basnahi. 87.

Binay Kumar, son of Bindeshwari Ram, resident of Maharana Pratap Chowk, Gautam Nagar, Ward no. 11, PO and PS Saharsa, Saharsa. 88.

Shailesh Kumar Mishra, son of Subhash Kumar Mishra, resident of 026, Kahara, ward no. 03, Dhabauli, Saharsa, Bihar, 852107, PO Madanpur Khara, PS Patarghat.

89.

Suman Kumar, son of Surendra Sah, resident of Kachra, Karahia, Ward no. 10, PO Karahia, PS- Saharsa, Saharsa.

90.

Bilas Kumar, Son of Lutan Yadav, resident of Gospur Ward no. 05, Gospur Goriari, Saharsa, PO Kachra P.S. Saur Bazar.

91.

Shakeil Hussain, son of Md. Hussain, Gandhi Path, ward no. 08, P.O. and P.S.Saharsa, Saharsa.

92.

Rajeev Ranjan, son of Shashidhar Prasad Singh, resident of Ward no. 11 Majaura, PO-Majaura, PS Bihariganj, Madhepura. 93.

Jitendra Kumar Singh, son of Ramakant Singh, resident of MJK Girls Inter College, Sri Krishna Nagar, P.S. Town Thana, Motihari, East Champaran PO - Head Post Office.

94.

Kiran Kumari, Wife of Ajay Kumar Singh, Resident of Agarwa, near Balua Railway Crossing, P S Town, Motihari, PO- Head Post Office. 95.

Ram Bharosh Sathi, son of Dev Narayan Baitha, resident of Ward no. 10, village Chhapra, P.S. Pakdidayal, East Champaran PO Chapra Bihari. 96.

Rajeev Ranjan Kumar, son of Ram Naresh Prasad, resident of Chhatauni, near Annapurna Factory, New Mohalla, P.S. Chhatauni, Motihari, East Champaran PO - Head Post Office.

97.

Lal Babu Thakur, son of Daroga Thakur, resident of Hassanpur, Parsauni, P.S. Pipra, Kisun, East Champaran PO - Pipra Kothi. 98.

Vinod Kumar, son of Bachcha Ram, resident of Ward no. 4, Vajhiya Kala, Bhopatpur, P.S. Kotwa, East Champaran PO - Bhopatpur. 99.

Navneet Kumar, son of Babu Lal Pandey, resident of village Ratanpur, P.S. Bariarpur, Munger, District Munger, P.O. - Ratanpur. .

Kumar Arya Bhushan, son of Indradev Singh, resident of village Ratanpur, P.S. Bariarpur, Munger, PO Ratanpur District - Munger. .

Vibha Kumari, Wife of Jayesh Kumar, resident of Village Bariarpur Basti, Utar Tola, P.S. Bariarpur, PO Bariarpur Munger. .

Rakesh Ranjan, son of Shiv Nandan Mandal, resident of Topkhana Bazar, Katghar, Ward no. 11, P.S. Munger, PO- Head Post Office Munger.

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Champa Kali, Wife of Chandan Kumar, resident of Bishunpura, Cherki, P.S. and PO Sherghati, Gaya.

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Amit Kumar Jha, son of Kali Kant Jha, resident of Karnpur, Supaul, Ward no. 05, P.S. and P.O Supaul, Supaul.

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Shushma, wife of Ravishek, resident of Sanath Tola, Kariho, PO and PS Kariho, Supaul.

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Binod Kumar Ram, Son of Jageshwar Ram, resident of Ward no 06, Veena, PO and PS Bina, Supaul.

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Sanjeev Kumar Nirala, Son of Suraj Ram, resident of Bangaon Purvi Kamalapur, Bariyah Bazar, Ward no. 12, PO and PS- Saharsa, Saharsa. .

Sanoj Kumar, son of Ram Narayan Yadav, resident of Ward no. 9, Near Telephone Exchange, PO and PS Supaul, Supaul. .

Md. Sarfaraz Alam, son of Md. Nazir, resident of Idgah Tola, Ward no. 20, PO and PS Supaul, Supaul.

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Manoj Kumar, son of Hirendra Narayan Das, resident of Fulkahi, PO and PS Raghopur, District - Supaul.

111. Rupesh Kumar, son of Shyama Nand Singh, resident of Lohia Nagar, Supaul, Ward no. 09, PO and PS Supaul, Supaul. .

Md. Anwar Alam, son of Md. Norul Azam, resident of Parsa, PO Pipra Khurd, PS Parsa, Supaul.

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Md. Farroque Alam, Son of Md. Azimuddin, resident of Nagar Parishad, Ward no. 22, Momin Tola, PO and PS- Supaul, Supaul. .

Joudh Kumar Jha, son of Pratap Narayan Jha, resident of Garh Berauari, PO and PS Supaul, Supaul.

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Manoj Kumar Gupta, son of Jagdish Prasad Gupta, resident of Ward no. 07, Nagar Palika Supaul, PO and PS Supaul.

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Mukesh Kumar, son of Dev Narayan Sahu, resident of Kariho, PO and PS Kariho, Supaul.

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Sushil Kumar, son of Ramchandra Prasad Das, resident of Ward no. 05, Bakhri, Post Bakhri, P.S. Patahi, East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.

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The Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department cum Chairman, Bihar State Mid-Day Meal Project Committee, Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Director, Mid-Day Meal Project Committee, Bihar, Patna. 5.

The District Magistrate, Gaya.

6.

The District Magistrate, Jamui.

7.

The District Magistrate, Barh.

8.

The District Magistrate, Begusarai.

9.

The District Magistrate, Nalanda.

10.

The District Magistrate, Aurangabad.

11.

The District Magistrate, Arwal.

12.

The District Magistrate, Khagaria.

13.

The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur.

14.

The District Magistrate, Banka.

15.

The District Magistrate, Saharsa.

16.

The District Magistrate, Madhepura.

17.

The District Magistrate, East Champaran.

18.

The District Magistrate, Munger.

19.

The District Magistrate, Supaul.

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

For the Petitioners :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mishra, Advocate Mrs. Manini Jaiswal, Advocate Miss. Ankita Kumari, Advocte For the State :

Smt. Binita Singh (Sc28) Mr. Nishant Kumar Jha, AC to SC-28 For the respondent-MDM:

Mr. Girijesh Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 22-01-2024 The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs:- "i. For issuance of an appropriate writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the

9/10 respondent authorities to enhance the Honorarium of the petitioners from Rs.

20,809/- to Rs. 70,000/- or equal to other identical employee working in Bihar Education Project, Bihar Health Societies and Jeevika as they are getting higher amount in comparison to the petitioner who are working as Block Resources person.

ii. For direction upon the respondent authority to grant protection as regular employee as the sword of termination is always hanging over the neck of the petitioners even after rendering their services for more than seventeen years.

iii. For direction upon the respondent authorities to allow the petitioners to live in dignified way in terms of Article 21 of the Constitution of India."

2.

After some arguments, the learned counsel for the petitioners seeks not to press the writ petition, however, seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioners to approach the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna for redressal of their aforesaid grievances. Liberty, so sought, is granted.

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It is needless to state that in case appropriate representation is filed, within a period of two weeks from today, the the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna shall dispose off the same by passing a reasoned and a speaking order, in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks, thereafter.

4.

The writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) kanchan/- U