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Arjun Mallick v. The State Of Bihar

2020-02-24Mr. Justice Madhuresh Prasad2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2243 of 2020 ====================================================== 1.

Arjun Mallick Son of Govardhan Mallick Resident of Village and P.O. Simri, P.S. Vidyapati Nagar, District Samastipur. 2.

Santosh Kumar Son of Pramod Paswan Resident of Village Ghanshyam Pakdi, P.O. Badachakiya, P.S. Pipra, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioners

Versus

1.

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

2.

The Director, Regional Forensic Laboratory, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. 3.

The A.D.G., Crime Investigation Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Director, Bihar State Forensic Science Laboratory, Government of Bihar, Patna.

... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioners :

Mr.Anil Kumar Mukund, Advt.

For the Respondents :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar AC to SC-8 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 24-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned counsel for the respondent-State.

The petitioners' counsel submits that having invested four valuable years of working in the Forensic Science Laboratory, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, the respondents have stopped taking work from them suddenly w.e.f. May, 2019. The counsel for the Respondent-State submits that the existence of the petitioners was on daily wages. The work being performed by them, requires technical qualification, and as such, the petitioners, who are daily wagers without possessing

Patna High Court CWJC No.2243 of 2020(2) dt.24-02-2020 2/2 the technical qualification, cannot claim any right for being continued on daily wages.

Having considered the rival submissions, this Court is in agreement with the submissions advanced by the State counsel. The authorities, however, would be at liberty to consider the petitioners for future engagement as and when required.

The writ application stands disposed off.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) shyambihari/- U