The Patna High Court dismissed a writ petition where an individual, a school, transformed the litigant's personal grievance against state inaction into a public interest matter, holding that the petition lacked cause for public interest litigation.
Writ petition dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6454 of 2019
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Sheikh Monifuddin, aged about-60 years, Gender- Male, S/o Late Sheikh Tamiuddin, Resident of Mohalla- Jamaluddin Chak, New Model Colony, P.O. and P.s.- Khagaul, Distt.- Patna
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Versus
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raghwendra Sharan Pandey, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ashutosh Ranjan Pandey, AAG 15 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN and
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HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN)
2 02-04-2019 Heard the parties.
An individual grievance has taken a colour of Public Interest when in fact any school aggrieved by the inaction of the State can move before the appropriate forum for redressal of grievance.
No cause arises involving Public Interest and the individual interest can be raised before the appropriate forum.
Patna High Court CWJC No.6454 of 2019(2) dt.02-04-2019 2/2
The writ petition is dismissed with the
observations above.
(Jyoti Saran, J)
( Arvind Srivastava, J)
Archana/ Surendra/- U
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition alleging individual grievance by a school has colour of public interest warranting a writ in the nature of PIL.
Sheikh Monifuddin
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
The Additional Secretary, Human Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna-15
The Joint Secretary, Human Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
The Deputy Development Commissioner, Patna
Jyoti Saran
Arvind Srivastava
As recorded by the court registry
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