Sanjay Singh Yadav v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12168 of 2018 ====================================================== Sanjay Singh Yadav, Son of Sri Ram Awtar Prasad Yadav, Resident of VillageGamiti Nagar, P.O. and P.S.- Jamalpur, District- Munger. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna 2.

The Principal Secretary, Human Resources and Development Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department Government of Bihar, Patna.

4.

The Director Higher Education Education Department, Government of Bihar.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dhaneshwar Prasad Gupta, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Prabhu Narayan Sharma, A.C. to AG ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 06-01-2020 The petition filed on 29.06.2018 is listed for hearing for the first time today before the Court.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

Petitioner has prayed for the following relief: "For issuance of a writ of mandamus and or other appropriate writ/order/direction for commanding and directing the respondent authorities to grant the scholarship of all students residing under the State of Bihar who would qualilfy the Preliminary Test of the B.P.S.C. or U.P.S.C. under the Social Welfare

Patna High Court CWJC No.12168 of 2018(2) dt.06-01-2020 2/2 Scheme of the State Government, while the State Government has already decided to provide the scholarship to those students who belong to the SC/ST and M.B.C. Categories vide his cabinet decision."

Learned counsel for the State states that the grievance of the petitioner stands redressed.

As such, we dispose of the present petition reserving liberty to the petitioner or the aggrieved parties, to take appropriate action in accordance with law with regard to their surviving grievances, if any.

We are hopeful that as and when petitioner takes recourse to such remedies, as are otherwise available in law, before the appropriate forum, the same shall be dealt with, in accordance with law and with reasonable dispatch. The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) P.K.P./- U