Rajendra Harijan @ Rajendra Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.23019 of 2019 ====================================================== Rajendra Harijan @ Rajendra Ray, S/o Kishan Lal Roy, Resident of VillageTikkar Tola Khari, P.o.- Asja Mobaiya, P.s.- Baishi, District- Purnia ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Bihar, Patna 2.

The District Magistrate Purnia 3.

The Superintendent of Police Purnea 4.

The Senior Deputy Collector Establishment Section, Purnea 5.

The Sub Divisional Officer Purnea 6.

The Circle Officer Baishi Anchal, District- Purnea ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

None For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Manish Kumar, GP-4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 02-07-2025 None appears on behalf of the petitioner.

2. Learned Advocate for the State is present.

3. It has been apprised to this Court that the issue raised in the present writ petition has come up for consideration before the learned Division Bench of this Court in the case of Devmuni Paswan vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. [2023 (2) PLJR 425], wherein clause 5(7) of the Bihar Chaukidar Cadre (Amendment) Rules, 2014 declared ultra vires and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. Challenge to the decision of the Division Bench also failed before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal No. 18983 of 2023

Patna High Court CWJC No.23019 of 2019(3) dt.02-07-2025 2/2 and 12954 of 2023.

4. In view of the settled legal position, this Court does not find any merit in the writ petition.

5. Accordingly the same stands dismissed.

(Harish Kumar, J) supratim/- U