Santosh Kumar Mallick v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
In this oral order, a Single Judge Bench of the Patna High Court dismissed the need for detailed arguments, noting the issue was not res integra and had been recently decided in a coordinate bench case. The court allowed the writ application in similar terms to the earlier judgment, directing respondents to extend benefits to petitioners within four months.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners to be entitled to all benefits indicated in the earlier judgment (CWJC No. 7938 of 2020) along with direction to extend them within four months.