Nripendra Jha v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: representation before District Education Officer cum District Planning Officer, Madhubani; reasoned and speaking order; opportunity of personal hearing; six weeks / eight weeks stipulations; sole liability for non-compliance; Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board (BSSB); disposal in terms of L.P.A. No.43 of 2016 (judgment dt. 13.08.2019) and C.W.J.C. No.96 of 2024 (judgment dt. 01.03.2024); Government Pleader-22; Subhash Kumar Jha; Satyam Shivam Sundaram. Relevant where a later, similarly situated applicant seeks routing through the same representation-plus-speaking-order disposal adopted in the Patna High Court line beginning with L.P.A. No.43 of 2016.
What did the court decide?
Writ application disposed of with directions: petitioners to file a detailed representation before respondent no.5 (District Education Officer cum District Planning Officer, Madhubani) with all supporting documents within six weeks; respondent no.5 to consider the case after affording opportunity of personal hearing or through counsel and pass a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law within eight weeks thereafter; respondent no.5 solely liable for non-compliance within the stipulated period.