Rajesh Kumar v. State Of Bihar And ANR

Patna High Court CWJC No.11956 of 2012 (3) dt.04-02-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11956 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar, son of Shri Awadh Lal Rai, Resident of Village- Muraul, P.S- Sakara, District- Muzaffarpur.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Secretary, Department of Law and Justice, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The High Court of Judicature at Patna through its Registrar General. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner : Mr. Neeraj Kumar Alias Sanidh, Adv For the Respondents : Mr. Harendra Prasad Singh,GA 8 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 04-02-2015 This writ petition is filed for a declaration of Rule 5 (iv) (i) of the Bihar Civil Court Staff (Class III and Class IV) (Amendment) Rules, 2001 is ultra vires Article 14 of the Constitution of India, apart being unreasonable and arbitrary. On behalf of the respondents counter affidavit is filed. Apart from other aspects it is stated that the Bihar Civil Court Staff (Class III and Class IV) (Amendment) Rules, 2001 had been repealed and have since replaced by Bihar Civil Court Staff (Class III and Class IV) Rules, 2009. Therefore, the writ

Patna High Court CWJC No.11956 of 2012 (3) dt.04-02-2015 petition has become infructuous and it is accordingly dismissed. (L. Narasimha Reddy,CJ) (Vikash Jain, J) Chandran/Md.Ibrarul U