Awadhesh Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17602 of 2015 ====================================================== Awadhesh Kumar Singh son of Late Shiv Nandan Singh, resident of Mohalla C-12, Kankerbagh Housing Colony, Lohiya Nagar, P.S.- Kankerbagh, District Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna 2.

The Principal Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3.

The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4.

The Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 5.

The Under Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 6.

The Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Additional Secretary-cum-Special Secretary, Road Construction Department, 7.

The Chief Engineer, Mechanical, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vinod Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Kumar Alok, SC-7 Mr. Satyeshwar Prasad, AC to SC-7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 21-09-2023 The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief:- "1, That the present writ application is being filed on behalf of the petitioner for issuance of appropriate writ/writs. order/orders in the nature of mandamus for commanding the respondent authorities to consider the case of petitioner for grant of promotion to the post of Superintending Engineer w.e.f. 23.10.1999 to 31.08.2000 i.e. the date from which he had

Patna High Court CWJC No.17602 of 2015(2) dt.21-09-2023 2/2 been officiating the higher post till the date of superannuation and the consequential monetary benefits including pensionary benefits and for any other writ/writs, order/orders which the petitioner may found to be entitled in the facts and circumstances of the case."

2.

After some arguments, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks not to press the present writ petition, however, seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to avail such other alternative remedies as are otherwise available under the law. Liberty, so sought, is granted.

3.

The writ petition stands dismissed as not pressed. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U