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Santosh Kumar Biswas v. The State Of Bihar

2025-10-14Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16348 of 2025 ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Biswas S/o Sri Lakhan Biswas, R/o Village and P.S.- Baijnathpur, District-Saharsa.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The Special Secretary, Health Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Additional Secretary, Health Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Officer on Special Duty cum Deputy Secretary, Health Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

5.

The Civil Surgeon cum Chief Medical Officer, Khagaria. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shiv Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Advocate General ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 14-10-2025 Heard the parties.

2. In the present writ application, the petitioner has prayed for the grant of following relief(s):- That the present application is for issuance of a writ in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the concerned respondent authority to accept the joining of the petitioner from the date he has given the same, in light of the notification vide memo no. 748 dated 19.07.2024 issued by the Health Department, Government of Bihar with all consequential benefits. And/or pass such other order/orders as this Hon'ble Court may think fit and proper in the facts and circumstance of the case.

3. During the course of argument, learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court to the letters dated 30.07.2025 contained in Annexure-3 and letter dated

Patna High Court CWJC No.16348 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 2/2 27.08.2025 contained in Annexure-4 to the writ application which have been addressed to Additional Secretary, Health Department, Bihar, Patna in which the petitioner has said that he has reported to the office of Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Khagaria for joining but the Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Gopalganj has not accepted the joining of the petitioner.

4. With the consent of parties, this writ application is being disposed of directing the Special Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar to immediately, preferably within two weeks, issue a guideline in light of letters dated 30.07.2025 contained in Annexure-3 and letter dated 27.08.2025 contained in Annexure-4 to the writ application to the Civil Surgeon-cumChief Medical Officer, Khagaria and Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Khagaria shall act in accordance with the said guideline without wasting any further time.

5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ application stands disposed of (Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U