Dr. (Smt.) Meera Singh @ Mira Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19483 of 2019 ====================================================== Dr. (Smt.) Meera Singh @ Mira Singh, Wife of Dr. Ram Kishore Singh, Resident of Meera Nurshing Home, Ashok Nagar, Pokharia, P.S.-Begusarai, District-Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Joint Secretary, Health Department, Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Secretary, Finance Department, Bihar, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Krishkant Singh, Advocate Mr. Chandan Kumar Kumar Kashyap, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocate A.C. to S.C. 12.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 05-11-2019 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner was in Bihar Health Service and has retired after attaining the age of superannuation. She claims that while she was in service, she was entitled to pay-scale of a specialist Doctor as she possessed qualification of DGO since 1980. On that strength, she claims that she was entitled for payscale of specialist Doctor and her fixation of pension accordingly. She appears to have approached the authorities including the office of the Accountant General, based on which, the matter is said to be pending before the Health Department, Government of Bihar.

Patna High Court CWJC No.19483 of 2019 dt.05-11-2019 2/2

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has drawn my attention to Annexure-9 of the writ application whereby the petitioner had approached the Joint Secretary, Health Department, Government of Bihar, for claiming pay-scale of specialist Doctor.

4. Considering the nature of relief being claimed on behalf of the petitioner, this writ application is disposed of with a direction that let a decision be taken by the Respondent State of Bihar, on the question of petitioner's claim for pay-scale of specialist Doctor, and other consequential benefits. Such decision must be taken within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

5. If the petitioner is found entitled to the claims as raised in this writ application, the consequential benefits must be made available to her within three months thereafter. (Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) S.Ali/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N.A.

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