Jitendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8107 of 2015 ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar son of late Sidhnath Prasad, resident of village + P.O. Gopalpur, P.S. Belchhi, Dist- Patna. Presently residing at village- Sisauna, P.O. + P.S. - Jokinat, District- Araria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Principal Secretary , Public Health Engineering Department . Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Special Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department Bihar, Patna.

4.

The Chief Engineer, Mechanical , Public Health Engineering Department , Bihar, Patna.

5.

The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Purnea Circle, Purnea.

6.

Santosh Kumar , The Executive Engineer Public Health Division, Araria. 7.

Parvesh Kumar, the Divisional Account Officer, Public Health Division, Araria.

8.

The District Magistrate, Araria.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Siyaram Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Binodji Verma, GP-17 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-09-2017 In the present writ application, the following relief has been sought for on behalf of the petitioner.

"1. That this is an application for issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus or an appropriate writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions commanding the respondents to pay the annual increment of the year 2014 to the petitioner which has been withheld by the respondent no.6 and 7 respectively in an illegal and arbitrary

Patna High Court CWJC No.8107 of 2015(2) dt.12-09-2017 2/2 manner and against the Rule in this regard.

And be further pleased to pay the salary arrear to the petitioner by allowing the annual increment to the petitioner of the year 2014 with cost as the action of the respondent no.6 and 7 are illegal, wrong, arbitrary, malicious and against the provision/Rule of para (10) of the Finance Department Govt. of Bihar vide its letter no.630 dated 21.1.2010."

Considering the relief sought for on behalf of the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to file a representation before the Respondent No.4 i.e. The Chief Engineer, Mechanical, Public Health Engineering Department , Bihar, Patna for redressal of his grievance. The Respondent No.4 shall dispose of the representation of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation in accordance with law.

With the aforesaid observation and direction, the present writ application stands disposed of.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U