Md. Naushad Rizvi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11926 of 2024 ====================================================== Md. Naushad Rizvi, Son of Md. Abrar Hussain, Resident of Samanpura, P.S.- Shastri Nagar, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

The Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Agriculture Director, Bihar, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Government Pleader (27) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI ORAL ORDER 12-08-2024 It is the case of the petitioner that he was appointed as Senior Statistical Assistant on 26th November 1991 in the Agricultural Department, Government of Bihar. He was not granted a higher scale of pay during the period between 24th January 1994 and 31st December 1995, though similarly situated employees got the said relief in view of the order of the Hon'ble High Court passed in CWJC No. 5752 of 2021 (Girish Kumar & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.). The petitioner is placed in the same situation as that of the petitioners in the aforesaid CWJC No. 5752 of 2021, where the writ petitioners were granted a high scale of pay on the basis of the order passed

Patna High Court CWJC No.11926 of 2024(2) dt.12-08-2024 2/2 in the aforesaid writ petitions, but the petitioner's claim was not considered.

2. The petitioner submitted a representation before the Agricultural Director (respondent no. 04, herein) for redressal of his grievance, but his grievance was not considered.

3. For the reasons stated above, the instant writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent no. 04 to consider the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law after giving the petitioner the petitioner the opportunity to be heard, if necessary, within 30 days from the date of communication of this order.

4. Further, the petitioner is at liberty to communicate the copy of this order to the respondent no. 04, obtaining a server copy of the same.

5. The instant writ petition is thus, disposed of. (Bibek Chaudhuri, J) Suraj Dubey/- U