Krishnadeo Prasad And ANR v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5302 of 2015 ===========================================================

1. Krishnadeo Prasad, Son of Late Durga Prasad, President of Retired Veterinarians Welfare Association, Bihar, 114, Budha Colony, District Patna.

2. Dr. Jagdeo Prasad, S/o Late Narayan Mahto, R/o Village Juafar Bazar, P.O. + P.S. - Nalanda, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Principal Secretary, Pashupalan Sansadhan, Department, Bihar, Patna.

3. Finance Commissioner, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

5. Accountant General, Bihar, Birchand Patel Path, Patna.

6. Treasury Officer, Patna. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rewti Kant Raman, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Lalit Kishore, PAAG-1. For A.G. Bihar : Mr. Kumar Priya Ranjan, Advocate. =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 01-12-2016 The petitioners have filed the present writ application in public interest for commanding the respondents to identify the need based posts of the Animal Husbandry Department and get the approval of the Finance Department.

Whether the posts are required to be created or not is purely an administrative decision. Such administrative functioning cannot be sought by invoking public interest writ jurisdiction. The present writ application is, thus, dismissed. (Hemant Gupta, ACJ) (Vikash Jain, J) Mishra AFR/NAFR N.A.F.R.

CAV DATE N.A.

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