Jagatpati Choudhary v. The State of Bihar
Retiral dues – retired Regional Deputy Director of Education
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18285 of 2023, Jagatpati Choudhary v. The State of Bihar and others, decided 20-07-2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Purnendu Singh. Petitioner, a retired Regional Deputy Director of Education (R.D.D.E.), Koshi Division, Saharsa, sought retiral dues; counter affidavit of respondents no. 2 and 3 disclosed disciplinary action under Rule 43(D) of the Bihar Pension Rules (effective 21.01.2019). Court granted liberty to file a detailed representation before the appropriate authority with a direction for expeditious disposal in accordance with law; writ petition disposed. Keywords: retiral dues, pension, Rule 43(D) Bihar Pension Rules, disciplinary action, representation, disposal.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file a detailed representation before the appropriate authority, which is directed to dispose of the representation expeditiously in accordance with law.