Yogendra Prasad Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Yogendra Prasad Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondents no.5 and 6 to consider the petitioner's representations dated 29.04.2025 (Annexure-P/10) and 24.05.2025 (Annexure-P/11) for payment of salary for certain periods, preferably within twelve weeks, and ensure payment as admissible in accordance with law.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondents no.5 and 6 ought to consider the petitioner's representations dated 29.04.2025 (Annexure-P/10) and 24.05.2025 (Annexure-P/11) seeking payment of salary for certain periods, and ensure payment as admissible in accordance with law.

Court's answer

The Court disposed of the writ petition with a direction to respondents no.5 and 6 to consider the petitioner's representations dated 29.04.2025 (Annexure-P/10) and 24.05.2025 (Annexure-P/11) filed for payment of salary for certain periods.

Ratio / Principle

Consideration of the representations was to be made preferably within twelve weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of the order, ensuring payment as admissible in accordance with law.

Key takeaways

Observing that the petitioner is retired and in the evening of his life, the Court expressed its expectation that the respondent authorities shall adhere to the stipulated period.obiter¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition Disposed Of — Direction to Consider Representations for Unpaid Salary. Patna High Court (Harish Kumar, J), by oral order dated 15-07-2025 in CWJC No.10729 of 2025, disposed of a petition by a retired Executive Engineer (superannuated 03.12.2021) who was re-engaged as District Quality Monitor pursuant to Advertisement No.7478 dated 03.08.2022 and later additionally discharged duties of Gaya District Engineer. His grievance related to outstanding salary for different months, and his representations dated 29.04.2025 (Annexure-P/10) and 24.05.2025 (Annexure-P/11) to respondents no.5 and 6 (Deputy Development Commissioner-cum-Chief Executive Officer and Add. Chief Executive Officer, District Board, Gaya) went unredressed. The Court directed those respondents to consider both representations and ensure payment as admissible in accordance with law, preferably within twelve weeks of receipt/production of the order, expressing the expectation — the petitioner being retired and in the evening of his life — that the authorities would adhere to the stipulated timeline. No costs or quantum were awarded; no statute or precedent was cited.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10729 of 2025

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Yogendra Prasad Singh, Son of Sharda Nand Sharma, Resident of Flat No.41 Jagat Adya Apartment Sheikhpura Post - Veterinary College, Police Station - Shastri Nagar Patna, PIN - 800014.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

The Joint Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar.

The Additional Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar.

The Deputy Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar.

The Deputy Development Commissioner Cum Chief Executive Officer, Dist. Board Gayaji.

The Add. Chief Executive Officer, District Board Gayaji.

... ... Respondent/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amit Anand, Adv. Mr. Deep Shekhar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Dhurjati Kumar Prasad, GP-14 ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER

2 15-07-2025 Heard the parties.

The petitioner upon being superannuated from the post of Executive Engineer on 03.12.2021, in pursuant to Advertisement No.7478 dated 03.08.2022, applied for his reengagement on the post of District Quality Monitor. On being re-engaged as District Quality Monitor, he further took the charge of Gaya District Engineer and discharged his duty to the entire satisfaction of the authorities concerned, but nonetheless he has been allowed his outstanding salary for different months, which has been categorically stated in para-17 of the writ

Patna High Court CWJC No.10729 of 2025(2) dt.15-07-2025 2/2

petition. For redressal of his grievance, the petitioner has also approached before the respondents no.5 and 6 but to no respite, compelling him to approach before this Court.

Considering the limited grievance of the petitioner, this Court deems it fit and appropriate to dispose off the writ petition with a direction to the respondents no.5 and 6 to consider the representations of the petitioner dated 29.04.2025 (Annexure-P/10) and 24.05.2025 (Annexure-P/11) filed for payment of salary for certain periods, preferably within a period of twelve weeks’ from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and ensure payment, as admissible in accordance with law.

Suffice it to observe that the petitioner is a retired person and in the evening of his life; hence, it is expected that the respondent authorities shall adhere to the period stipulated hereinabove.

With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition stands disposed off.

(Harish Kumar, J)

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