Vinod Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16787 of 2025 ====================================================== Vinod Kumar Son of Biggu Ram, resident of Village-Thatheri Bazar, P.S.- Buxar, District-Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Patna.

2.

The Additional Chief Secretary Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Collector cum Settlement Officer, Kishanganj. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Suraj Narain Yadav, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

AC to GP 3 For the BEPC :

Mr. Nikesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Akash Anand, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-07-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

2. The petitioner in paragraph no. 1 of the present writ petition has sought, inter alia, the following relief(s), which is reproduced hereinafter:- "That this writ application is filed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus and / or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondent to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of Pension and other Retirement benefit in the light of the decision of this Hon'ble court dated 14.12.2020 passed in C.W.J.C. No.22232 of 2018 whereby it has been directed that the respondent shall treat the petitioners to be the appointees against the advertisement of 1990 and shall apply to them the pension Rules which were in currency at the time of

Patna High Court CWJC No.16787 of 2025(4) dt.23-07-2026 2/2 advertisement which is the old pension Rule and not the new Pension Rule i.e., Contributory Provident fund scheme."

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that for the relief as prayed for in the present writ petition, the petitioner has already filed a detailed representation before the Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar but the same is still pending.

4. Considering the aforesaid submissions made on behalf of the petitioner, the Additional Chief Secretary, Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar is directed to take immediate action and pass a reasoned order in accordance with law and also considering the judgment of this Court, contained in Annexure P/5 of the writ petition, well within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order.

5. The petitioner, if so advised, may also participate along with a copy of this order.

6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U