Rajeshwar Prasad Paswan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; CWJC 12210 of 2024; Purnendu Singh J; 19-08-2024; ACP payment from due date; petitioner in government service since 12.12.1994; representation before Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar; dispose expeditiously; relied on Apex Court law in Amresh Kumar Sinha v. State of Bihar, 2023 SCC Online SC 496; Full Bench clarification in Kamlanand Thakur v. State of Bihar, C.W.J.C. No. 18727 of 2017; writ petition disposed of with direction; no amount awarded; State of Bihar and Panchayati Raj officials respondents.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with observation/direction permitting the petitioner to file a detail representation before the Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar for consideration of his case for payment of ACP from due date, and directing that the representation be disposed of expeditiously in the light of the law laid down by the Apex Court.