Karim Baksh Mumtaz v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9556 of 2016 ====================================================== Karim Baksh Mumtaz S/o Jikrullah Mian R/o VillagePO- Mathia, BlockBankatwa, P.S.- Lakhoura, District- East Champaran, Motihari.... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar through Principal secretary, Human Resources, Government of Bihar, Patna 2.

The Director Mass Education-cum-Joint Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Director, Mass Education, Bihar, Patna.

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The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Muzaffarpur, District Muzaffarpur.

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The District Education Officer, East Champaran, Motihari 6.

The District Programme Officer Saksharta, East Champaran, Motihari. 7.

The Block Education Officer, Bankatwa, East Champaran, Motihari. 8.

The Enquiry Officer cum Block Education Officer, Chhouradano, District East Champaran.

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The Incharge Headmaster, Utkramit Middle School, Mathia, Block Bankatwa, District- East Champaran, Motihari ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sharda Nand Mishra For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Anshuman Singh Gp24 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 23-04-2024 1.

Heard learned Counsel for the parties concerned. 2.

The petitioner has filed this application for quashing the order dated 25.01.2016, passed by the District Programme Officer, East Champaran, whereby the claim of the petitioner for the post of Talim Markaz Shikshak Swayam Sevi has been rejected.

3.

The Talimi Markaz Shikshak Swayam Sevi is appointed under the scheme on contract basis for one year, as was done in the case of Tola Sewak and the post of Talimi

Patna High Court CWJC No.9556 of 2016(4) dt.23-04-2024 2/3 Markaz Shikshak Swayam Sevi is not statutory and no recruitment rules are followed for their appointment. 4.

A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, in the matter of Tola Sewak, in C.W.J.C. No. 18107 of 2016 (Raj Choudhary v. The State of Bihar and others), has held as follows: " The learned counsel for the respondents has raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the present writ petition and has referred to a judgment dated 17.08.2015 passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWJC No.

12390 of 2015 as well as to a judgment dated 02.02.2017 rendered by the learned Division Bench of this Court in L.P.Α. No. 2185 of 2015 whereby and whereunder it has been held that since the selection or engagement or hiring of the Tola Sevak is not a permanent appointment under the State, which is required to be considered under Article 226 of the Constitution of India as well as since the post of Tola Sevak is under a scheme, the same does not create any statutory right in favour of the petitioner, hence writ petitions in such matters as that of Tola Sevaks are not

Patna High Court CWJC No.9556 of 2016(4) dt.23-04-2024 3/3 maintainable. Having regard to the aforesaid judgments rendered by a coordinate Bench of this Court as also by the learned Division Bench of this Court, this Court is of the opinion that the present writ petition is not maintainable, hence the same is dismissed. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to take recourse to such other remedies as are available under the law."

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The aforesaid order passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court presided over by Hon'ble Single Judge in C.W.J.C. no. 12390 of 2015 has been affirmed by a Division Bench of this Court holding that the said writ petition is not maintainable. 6.

Taking into consideration the aforesaid judgment of a co-ordinate Bench of this Court and the fact that Talimi Markaz Shikshak Swayam Sevi does not hold civil post as well as the same is not a statutory post, I also come to the conclusion that the present writ application is not maintainable and accordingly, the same is dismissed.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) rinkee/- U