The State of Bihar v. Ashiwini Bhardwaj
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court Letters Patent Appeal disposed of on the State's concession; challenge to Single Judge order dated 10.09.2024 in C.W.J.C. No. 15281 of 2021 directing appointment of writ petitioner (Ashiwini Bhardwaj) to the vacant UR-category post of Lecturer in Arts & Craft in Government Training College; advertisement no. 04/2016; no backdated seniority/pay — benefits only from actual joining; State (Advocate General P.K.Shahi) undertook to comply with Single Judge's order; respondents include Bihar Public Service Commission; coram: Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Harish Kumar, J; decision date 18-02-2026.
What did the court decide?
The Letters Patent Appeal is disposed of on the State's concession that the UR-category post of Lecturer (Arts & Craft) in Government Training College is still vacant; the State shall carry out the order passed by the learned Single Judge providing appointment to the petitioner.