In this oral order, the Patna High Court refused an adjournment and dismissed a writ challenge to the petitioner's deputation posting. The Court held that the 2017 deputation order for the Health Minister's office did not require judicial review.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15921 of 2018
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Rajesh Kumar Sinha Son of Late Ashok Kumar Sinha, resident of MohallaKhagaul Nav Ratanpur, Bari Khagaul, P.S. Khagaul, District Patna.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
... ... Respondents
====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shashi Chandra Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.S.D. Yadav, AAG-9 Mr. Nagindra Kumar, AC to AAG-9 ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER
2 20-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the
State.
Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for adjournment which is refused.
This Court finds from the writ application that the petitioner has challenged his order of deputation at the Residential Office of the Health Minister.
Mr. S. D. Yadav, learned AAG-9 for the State submits that in order to maintain the residential office of the Health Minister if an employee has been deputed, no fault may be found with the same and the grievance of the petitioner in this
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regard is totally uncalled for.
In the aforesaid view of the matter, this Court is of the considered opinion that the posting of the petitioner done in the year 2017 vide memo no. 552 dated 30.08.2017 does not require any judicial review.
This writ application is dismissed.
(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J)
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner's order of deputation to the Residential Office of the Health Minister requires judicial review.
Whether the grievance raised regarding the posting of the petitioner in 2017 warrants intervention by this Court.
Whether the validity of the deputation order dated 30.08.2017 is susceptible to review.
Rajesh Kumar Sinha
The State Of Bihar
The Principal Secretary, Health Department
The Director-in-Chief, Health Department
The Director Department of Health
The Assistant Director, Health Fileria Control
Rajeev Ranjan Prasad
As recorded by the court registry
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