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Priti Sonam Vs The State of Bihar — Service and Employment | Patna HC (2024)

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Priti Sonam v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC22 Aug 2024CWJC/12527/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

The High Court disposed of a writ petition filed by a petitioner seeking relief regarding employment services. The court held that the petitioner approached directly without utilizing the available alternative remedy and directed her to approach the District Teachers Appellate Authority.

What did the court decide?

The petitioner is directed to file an appeal before the District Teachers Appellate Authority within eight weeks.

What the court decided

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Outcome

The petitioner is directed to file an appeal before the District Teachers Appellate Authority within eight weeks.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner should be permitted to pursue the matter as she approached this Court without exhausting alternative remedies.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

A writ petitioner who approached the High Court directly without exhausting the alternative efficacious remedy of appealing to the District Teachers Appellate Authority is directed to file such an appeal within eight weeks. The writ application is then disposed of as the court lacks jurisdiction to interfere when an effective alternative remedy exists.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12527 of 2024

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Priti Sonam Wife of Ranjit Kumar Sharma, Resident of Village- Dumraon, P.S.- Pakribarawan, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner.

Versus

The State of Bihar through Human Resources Department, Bihar, Patna.

The Director, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna.

The Collector, Sheikhpura.

The District Education Officer, Sheikhpura.

The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Sheikhpura.

The Block Education Officer, Ariyari, Sheikhpura.

The Executive Officer, Panchayat Committee-cum-Member Secretary, Block Employment Unit, Ariyari, Sheikhpura.

... ... Respondents.

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Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hansraj, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Government Pleader 18 ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER

2 22-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after going through the writ application, it appears that the petitioner has directly approached this Court without availing the alternative and efficacious remedy available to her.

In such view of the matter, the petitioner is directed to file an appeal before the District Teachers Appellate Authority within a period of eight weeks and the District Teachers Appellate Authority shall dispose of the appeal in accordance with law after condoning the delay, if any, in preferring the

Patna High Court CWJC No.12527 of 2024(2) dt.22-08-2024 2/2

appeal.

With the aforesaid direction, this writ application

stands disposed of.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)

Trivedi/-

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Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the petitioner should be permitted to pursue the matter as she approached this Court without exhausting alternative remedies.

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Priti Sonam
respondent
The State of Bihar
respondent
The Director, Secondary Education, Bihar
respondent
The Collector, Sheikhpura
respondent
The District Education Officer, Sheikhpura
respondent
The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Sheikhpura

Coram

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Anjani Kumar Sharan

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Patna HC
Decided on: 22 Aug 2024 · August
Registered: 21 Aug 2024
Case no.: CWJC/12527/2024
CNR: BRHC010772882024
Topic: Service and Employment
Bench: Anjani Kumar Sharan
Disposal: DISPOSED

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Priti Sonam v. The State of Bihar, CWJC/12527/2024 (PAT), decided on 22 August 2024.

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Bench / Coram

Anjani Kumar Sharan

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