This oral order dismissed a writ petitionseeking appointment in a contractual post. The court held that contractual appointments confer no vested rights and there were no allegations of arbitrariness or mala fides.
Writ application disposed; petitioner instructed to apply in response to future advertisements.
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Patna High Court CWJC No.12007 of 2012 (2) dt.16-07-2012
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12007 of 2012
====================================================== Nawal Kishore Thakur S/O Late Prasadi Thakur R/O Vill-Aruri, P.O.-Aruri, P.S.-Pakri Barawan, Distt-Nawadah(Bihar) .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Adult Education Officer Nawadah 3. The Adult And Unformal Education Project Officer Pakribarawan-CumKauakol, Nawadah 4. The District Education Officer, Nawadah, P.O.+P.S.+ Distt-Nawadah Null Nul 5. The B.D.O., Pakribarawan, Nawadah 6. The D.M. Nawadah 7. The Block Education Officer, Pakri Barawan, Nawadah .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jogendra Prasad For the Respondent/s : Mr. Md. N. Hoda Khan SC-18 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA ORAL ORDER 2 16-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The claim in the writ application is for appointment on the contractual post of a “Prerak” in the Backward Class, Annexure-1 category. Having considered the submissions made, and that the appointment was contractual in nature, not in the Government service, that no person has a vested right to appointment, absence of any allegations for arbitrariness or mala fides, the writ application is disposed with the observation that if the petitioner
Patna High Court CWJC No.12007 of 2012 (2) dt.16-07-2012
applies in response to any fresh advertisement, his application may be considered on its own merit in accordance with law. The application is disposed.
(Navin Sinha, J.) Md. Ibrarul/-
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner has a claim to appointment in a contractual post of 'Prerak'.
Nawal Kishore Thakur
The State Of Bihar
The District Adult Education Officer Nawadah
The Adult And Unformal Education Project Officer Pakribarawan-CumKauakol, Nawadah
The District Education Officer, Nawadah
The B.D.O., Pakribarawan, Nawadah
Navin Sinha
As recorded by the court registry
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