Kameshwar Prasad Singh Vs The State of Bihar

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2971 of 2025

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Kameshwar Prasad Singh S/o Jwala Prasad Singh, Resident of villageNarayanpur, Narainpur, District- Patna.

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Kaushal Kishore, S/o Jittu Singh, resident of village- Daudpur, BlockMasaurhi, District- Patna.

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Ram Binay Mistry, S/o Soharai Mistri, resident of village- Ankuri, BlockPaliganj, District- Patna.

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Krishna Yadav, S/o Jujhar Yadav, resident of village- Tarwan, BlockNaubatpur, Arap, District- Patna.

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Vidyanand Vishwakarma, S/o Chandrika Mistri, resident of villageGadihara, District- Patna.

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Ragho Prasad, S/o Madho Prasad, resident of village- Khapuri, P.O.Sadaweh, P.S.- Dulhin Bazar, District- Patna.

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Suresh Pandit, S/o Achchhe Lal Pandit, resident of village- Sadisopur, District- Patna.

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Shri Nivash Ray, S/o Shri Janardan Ray, resident of village- Nilkanth Tola, Goraiya Asthan, Darvesh Uperbar, District- Patna.

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Lalan Prasad, S/o Jhagru Singh, resident of village- Mohanpur, Doghara, Bahpura, District- Patna.

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Punya Dev Prasad, S/o Sudama Pandit, resident of House No. 41(1), Narayanpur, Narainpur, Madhopur, District- Patna.

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Umesh Prasad, S/o Jagarnath Prasad, resident of village- Imaliachak, Dihri Khizirsarai, District- Gaya.

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Pawan Kumar, S/o Ram Das Ray, resident of village- Nilkanth Tola, Goraiya Asthan, Byapur, Maner, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Director, Higher Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Vice Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. 5. The Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. 6. The Vice Chancellor, Patliputra University, Patna. 7. The Registrar, Patliputra University, Patna. 8. The Finance Officer, Patliputra University, Patna. 9. The Chairman, Governing Body of Chandradeo Prasad Verma College, Simri Bihta, District-Patna.he Chandradeo Prasad Verma College, Simri Bihta, District -Patna.

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Patna High Court CWJC No.2971 of 2025(3) dt.16-05-2025 2/4

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The Secretary, Governing body of Chandradeo Prasad Verma College, Simri Bihta, District -Patna.

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Shri Ramesh Prasad Verma, presently posted as Principal, Chandradeo Prasad Verma College, Simri Bihta, District - Patna.

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... ... Respondent/s

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=============== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s For the Respondent/s	==== : : :	=================================== Mr. Shashi Bhushan Singh, Adv. Mr. Government Pleader (23) Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Ac to Gp23
For the PPU For the Respondent No. 11 For the Magadh University ===============	: : : : : ====	Mr. Rana Vikram Singh, Adv. Mrs. Rasika, Adv. Mr. Navin Prasad Singh, Adv. Mr. Narayan Singh, Adv. Mr. Md. Faiz Ahmad, Adv. ===================================
CORAM: HONOU	RABL	E MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

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3 16-05-2025

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Heard the parties.

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The present writ application has been filed for a

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direction to conduct inquiry regarding financial irregularities and distribution of grant-in-aid among the fake employees of Chandradeo Prasad Verma College, Simri, Bihta and a direction to the respondents to allow the petitioners to put signature on the attendance register and discharge duties and directing the respondents to issue payment out of relief in grant released by the State Government for the session 2011-16.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that some of the writ petitioners i.e., petitioner nos. 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 had approached this court for payment of grant-in-aid and to direct inquiry for financial irregularities, however, the learned

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Patna High Court CWJC No.2971 of 2025(3) dt.16-05-2025 3/4

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counsel was not informed regarding the writ application having filed by them before this Court in CWJC No. 8768 of 2023.

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Learned further submits that he wants to withdraw the writ application for the aforesaid petitioners who had approached this court earlier and seeks permission to pursue the case for the remaining petitioners i.e. petitioner nos. 2, 3, 6, 12.

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Permission is granted.

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Accordingly, the present writ application is dismissed as withdrawn for the aforesaid petitioners who had approached this court earlier.

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The present writ application survives for the remaining petitioners i.e., petitioner nos. 2, 3, 6, 12.

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Mr. Navin Prasad Singh, learned counsel appearing for the respondent no. 11 and University and State jointly submit that in the writ application filed by some of the petitioners along with other similarly situated persons bearing CWJC No. 8768 of 2023, a Co-ordinate Bench has disposed the writ application allowing the petitioners to raise the grievance before the District Appellate Authority and pursue the same.

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Having regard to the fact that the Appellate Authority has been authorized under the Bihar State Teaching Institutions Teachers and Employees Rules, 2020, to decide

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Patna High Court CWJC No.2971 of 2025(3) dt.16-05-2025 4/4

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such kind of disputes, accordingly, this writ application is disposed with liberty to the remaining petitioners i.e., petitioner nos. 2, 3, 6, 12 to approach the District Appellate Authority within one month for redressal of their grievance.

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Accordingly, the present writ application is disposed with the aforesaid liberty.

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(Anil Kumar Sinha, J)

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