The State Of Bihar And ORS v. Uma Shankar Pandey And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No 1434 of 2012 IN Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No 9456 of 2007 =========================================================== The State Of Bihar, Through the Secretary, Land Reforms and Revenue Department, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna

2. The District Magistrate cum Collector, Lakhisarai, District Lakhisarai

3. The Deputy Collector, Nazarat, Lakhisarai, District Lakhisarai .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

1. Uma Shankar Pandey Son Of Sri Ram Naresh Pandey Resident Of Village Bartabha, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

2. Ram Jugat Paswan Son Of Late Biso Paswan Resident Of Village Kaushal Tola, P.S. Barahiya, District Lakhisarai

3. Mahendra Das Son Of Late Yogi Das Resident Of Village Mohisona, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

4. Surendra Kumar Das Son Of Birendra Das Resident Of Village Mahisona, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

5. Sujit Kumar Son Of Sri Saryug Das Resident Of Village Mohisona, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

6. Bundi Prasad Yadav Son Of Sri Gorelal Yadav Resident Of Village Damodar, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

7. Pawan Kumar Paswan Son Of Sri Lal Bahadur Paswan Resident Of Village Damodar, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

8. Radha Devi Wife Of Late Bhognath Singh Resident Of Village Sobni, P.S. Surajgarha, District Lakhisarai

9. Bambam Yadav @ Narendra Yadav Son Of Sri Parmeshwar Yadav Resident Of Village Damodarpur, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

10. Rajesh Kumar Suman Son Of Bhaghinath Prasad Sinha Resident Of Village Maheshpur, P.S. Chanan And District Lakhisarai

11. Bhivash Kumar Son Of Late Anirudh Prasad Singh Resident Of Village Kuel Basti, Panchana Roa, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

12. Chandradeo Mandal Son Of Sri Dukhi Mandal Resident Of Village Khagaur, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

13. Birendra Prasad Son Of Jahro Mahto Resident Of Village Manpur, P.S. Halsi, District Lakhisarai

14. Sanjay Kumar Son Of Baldeo Prasad Resident Of Village Damodarpur, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

15. Wakil Kumar Son Of Palakdhari Yadav Resident Of Village Garhi Bishunpur, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

16. Dinesh Paswan Son Of Karu Paswan Resident Of Village Khagaur, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

17. Md Akbar Ali Son Of Khudabux Khan Resident Of Village Garhi, Bishunpur, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

18. Rajiv Kumar Suman Son Of Late Krishna Mohan Maharaj Resident Of Village Surajgarha, P.S. Surajgarha And District Lakhisarai

19. Ram Narayan Paswan Son Of Chandra Shekhar Das Resident Of Village Navatolia Bindwara, P.S. Kasim Bazar And District Munger

20. Sudhir Kumar Raut Son Of Sri Bhogendra Raut Resident Of Mohalla Halpunjabi P.S. And District Lakhisarai

21. Sanjay Kumar Sinha Son Of Devendra Kumar Singh Resident Of Village Rajona, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

22. Ajay Kumar Son Of Sheonandan Prasad Resident Of Village Bampur, P.S. Nagarnausa And District Nalanda

23. Umesh Prasad Sahu Son Of Bal Govind Sahu Resident Of Village Singhilok,

Patna High Court LPA No.1434 of 2012 dt.07-08-2015 P.S. Chanan, District Lakhisarai

24. Jay Shankar Pandey Son Of Birendra Das Resident Of Village Barhara, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

25. Rabindra Kumar Das Son Of Birendra Das Resident Of Village Mohisona, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

26. Rama Shankar Pandey Son Of Ram Pravesh Pandey Resident Of Village Barhara P.S. And District Lakhisarai

27. Raj Kumar Yadav Son Of Baldeo Prasad Yadav Resident Of Village Damodarpur, P.S. And District Lakhisarai

28. Md Jamal Sidique Son Of Md Sheikh Samid Resident Of Village Balori, P.S. And District Lakhisarai .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== For the Appellant/s : M/s Anil Kr Sinha & Pawan Kumar, Advocates =========================================================== CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH And HON'BLE JUSTICE SMT NILU AGRAWAL ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH) Date: 07-08-2015 There is a delay of 88 days in filing this appeal by the State of Bihar. Delay is condoned.

2 IA No 5986 of 2012 is, accordingly, disposed of. 3 Heard learned counsel for the State.

4 We see no reason to interfere. The learned Single Judge has referred the relevant Circular to hold that the recruitment was vitiated and he has directed steps to be taken in accordance with the Government decision to that Circular.

5 This appeal is dismissed.

(Navaniti Prasad Singh, J) (Nilu Agrawal, J) M.E.H./- U