Santosh Kumar Tiwari v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate ground appointment; son of deceased teacher; non-payment of salary despite requisite qualifications; writ petition filed during Covid-19 pandemic lacking vital facts; detailed representation to Director, Primary Education; government resolutions and instructions; Bihar Panchayat Elementary Teacher (Employment and service condition) Rule, 2012; reasoned order within six weeks; writ petition disposed of; CWJC/Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7497 of 2021; Patna High Court; decision date 08-07-2025; Purnendu Singh, J; respondents include State of Bihar (Education Department), National Institute of Open Schooling (Directorate, HQ and Regional Director, Patna), DEO Kaimur (Bhabhua), BEO Durgawati; counsel: Mithilesh Kumar Upadhyay and Raju Prasad (petitioner), Kumar Kamal Nayan AC to SC-28 (State).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with direction that the petitioner, if so advised, file a detailed representation before the Director, Primary Education (with service particulars, applicable rule and training date), and that the Director follow the government resolutions/instructions and the Bihar Panchayat Elementary Teacher (Employment and service condition) Rule, 2012 and dispose of the representation by a reasoned order, preferably well within six weeks.