Patna High CourtL.P.A/1398/2017dismissed

The State Of Bihar And ANR v. Rama Sinha And ORS

2018-06-20Justice Smt. Nilu Agrawal,Mr. Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.1398 of 2017 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8294 of 2013 ======================================================

1. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Department Of Human Resources Development, Government Of Bihar, Patna

2. The Director, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1. Rama Sinha D/o late Parmeshwari Roy Presently Working As Incharge Headmistress, Project Girls High School, Kasar, Anchal - Ariyari, District - Sheikhpura

2. Nirmala Sharma Wife of Kiran Shankar Sharma Assistant Teacher, Project Girls High School, Kasar, Anchal - Ariyari, District - Sheikhpura

3. Pratima Sharma Wife of Shaligram Prasad Singh Assistant Teacher, Project Girls High School, Kasar, Anchal - Ariyari, District - Sheikhpura

4. Renuka Devi Wife of Surendra Prasad Singh Retired Assistant Teacher, Project Girls High School, Kasar, Anchal - Ariyari, District - Sheikhpura

5. Ashok Kumar Singh Son of Sri Kausheshwar Prasad Singh Retired Assistant Teacher, Project Girls High School, Kasar, Anchal - Ariyari, District - Sheikhpura

6. The Regional Deputy Director Of Education, Munger Division, Munger

7. The District Education Officer, Sheikhpura, District - Sheikhpura

8. The Treasury Officer, Sheikhpura ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI and HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI) 20-06-2018 There has been deliberate delay and latches on the part of State Government in preferring the appeal and there is a delay of 1 year and 50 days with no valid and cogent explanation except that the file was travelling to one table to another and it took months together for taking a decision. Such

Patna High Court LPA No.1398 of 2017(3) dt.20-06-2018 2/2 sluggish approach to litigation by the State cannot be condoned. The Limitation Petition i.e. I.A. No. 7237 of 2017, is rejected. As a consequence, the appeal is also dismissed. (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) ( Nilu Agrawal, J) sk/Ragini U