Nand Bihari Ojha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13904 of 2025 ====================================================== Nand Bihari Ojha, Son of Kawal Bas Ojha, Resident of Nai Bazar, Ward No. 8, P.O.- Buxar, P.S.- Buxar, District- Buxar, Retired Clerk cum Typist, office of the CDPO, Rajpur, Buxar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Director, Integrated Child Development Service Directorate, Bihar, Patna.

4.

The District Magistrate, Buxar.

5.

The District Program Officer, ICDS, Buxar.

6.

The District Welfare Officer, Buxar.

7.

The Chief Development Project Officer, Rajpur, Buxar. 8.

The Principal Accountant General (A & E), Bihar, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Advocate Mr. Rabindra Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Prashant Pratap, G.P.-2 For the Accountant General:

Mr. Bindhyachal Rai, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 10-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for respondent-State.

2. With the consent of the parties, the present writ application is being disposed of at this stage itself.

3. After advancing some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for the relief as claimed for in the present writ application, the petitioner has already filed several

Patna High Court CWJC No.13904 of 2025 dt.10-10-2025 2/3 representations, one of them being dated 14.02.2023 at Page-18 of the writ application, which is addressed to the District Magistrate, Buxar and the same continues to be pending till today. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if an appropriate direction could be issued to the District Magistrate, Buxar to dispose of the pending representation of the petitioner dated 14.02.2023 within a fixed time-frame after giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

4. To the aforesaid prayer being made by learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel appearing for respondent-State does not have any objection.

5. Considering the limited nature of prayer being made by learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ application is disposed of directing the District Magistrate, Buxar to dispose of the pending representation of the petitioner dated 14.02.2023 after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this order. Needless to emphasize that the final order which shall be passed by the District Magistrate, Buxar should be a reasoned and speaking order.

6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the

Patna High Court CWJC No.13904 of 2025 dt.10-10-2025 3/3 present writ application stands disposed of.

7. Pending I.A.(s), if any, will stand disposed of. (Alok Kumar Sinha, J) P.K.P./- AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date 15.10.2025 Transmission Date