Appeal against dismissal of a writ petition claiming honorarium for services rendered as a Nyay Mitra from 2008. The counter affidavit stated the ex-Sarpanch reported the appellant never joined the post, and the Single Judge found no denial of that averment. The Division Bench found no reason to entertain the appeal and dismissed it.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.372 of 2022 In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6329 of 2015
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Ashok Kumar Gupta Son of Sri Naval Kishor Gupta Resident of Village and P.O.- Akorigola, P.S.- Akorigola, District- Rohtas.
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Shashikant, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ajay, GA-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)
4 28-08-2024 The petitioner’s claim before the learned Single Judge was for honorarium for the services of the petitioner rendered as ‘ Nyay Mitra ’. The petitioner also claimed that he carried out his joining on 15.03.2008 and has been continuing till the filing of the writ petition.
Patna High Court L.P.A No.372 of 2022(4) dt.28-08-2024 2/2
petitioner has never assumed his duties by joining on the post for which he is claiming honorarium. The learned Single Judge found that there was not even a denial of the specific averment made in the counter affidavit.
(K. Vinod Chandran, CJ)
( Partha Sarthy, J)
Saurabh/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the appellant was entitled to honorarium for service as Nyay Mitra when the State asserted he never joined the post.
Ashok Kumar Gupta
The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Patna, Bihar
The Secretary, Panchayati Raj Vibhag, Bihar, Patna
The District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram
The District Panchayat Officer, Nauhatta, District- Rohtas, Bihar
The Block Development Officer, Nauhatta, District- Rohtas, Bihar
K. Vinod Chandran
Partha Sarthy
As recorded by the court registry
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