Nand Lal Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC No.7372 of 2021, Patna High Court, decided 18-07-2024, Anjani Kumar Sharan J, NAFR. Teacher promotion seniority case: petitioners Nand Lal Yadav and Alok Kumar Dipak sought promotion to B.A. (Trained) post from date juniors promoted, and petitioner no.2 sought Headmaster promotion after graduate trained post grant, with consequential benefits. Court disposed of writ by directing representation before District Education Officer, Banka (respondent no.5) within four weeks; disposal within ten weeks by speaking and reasoned order after opportunity of hearing; DEO held responsible for non-compliance within stipulated period. Keywords: promotion from date of junior, graduate trained post, Headmaster, consequential benefits, representation, speaking order, Department of Education Government of Bihar, Banka, Deoghar.
What did the court decide?
Writ disposed of by direction: petitioner to submit a representation with documents to respondent no.5 (District Education Officer, Banka) within four weeks; respondent no.5 to dispose of it within ten weeks by a speaking and reasoned order after hearing the petitioner, and is personally responsible for timely compliance; consequential benefits to follow if the petitioner is found entitled.