Saroj Kumari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Panchayat Teacher service continuation; salary arrears from January 2023; Sunder Tand school, Laxmipur Block, Jamui; Bihar State School Teacher (Appointment, Transfer, Disciplinary Proceedings and Service Conditions) Rules, 2020, Section 13 / Rule 13; District Appellate Authority; alternative statutory remedy bars writ interference; Article 226 limitation protection for pending writ pursuer; liberty to file application before District Appellate Authority; reasoned and speaking order directive; CWJC No.14808 of 2023; Patna High Court; Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh; disposed of on 16-12-2024.
What did the court decide?
No writ relief granted on merits; petitioner given liberty to file an application before the District Appellate Authority under Rule 13 of the Rules, 2020, which must be decided by a reasoned and speaking order after hearing the parties, expeditiously; any limitation question to take into account the pending Article 226 pursuit before this Court.