Petitioner sought writ directions for payment of wage arrears. The Court dismissed the application under writ jurisdiction holding that an equally efficacious statutory remedy was available to the petitioner.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5050 of 2016
====================================================== Harendra Kumar Choudhary son of Late Bholan Choudhary, resident of village + P.S- Nokha, District- Rohtas (Sasaram).
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
.... .... Respondent/s
====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Babu Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, Advocate
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
2 11-04-2017 This application has been filed by the petitioner for issuance of a direction upon the respondents for payment of arrears of wages for different periods intervening between 01.03.2012 to 15.04.2015.
In view of availability of equally efficacious statutory remedy to the petitioner, I am not inclined to entertain the present application filed under extraordinary writ jurisdiction. It is dismissed accordingly.
(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)
Md.S./-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ application for arrears of wages can be entertained when an equally efficacious statutory remedy is available.
Harendra Kumar Choudhary
Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.
Ashwani Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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