Ganga Vishnu Paswan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Regularization of work-charge employees; Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Bihar; Hilsa Division, Nalanda; parity with Ambika Paswan & Anr. v. The State of Bihar & Ors., C.W.J.C. No. 3158 of 2020, order dated 15.02.2024; Bihar State Litigation Policy, 2011, Clause 4.C(1); representation to Engineer-in-Chief; reasoned and speaking order within three months; disposal without adjudication on merits; more than 28 years of work-charge service; more than 35 sanctioned and vacant posts; State of Bihar represented by AAG-5.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to file a representation before Respondent no. 4 (Engineer-in-Chief, PHED, Bihar, Patna) within 30 days; Respondent no. 4 to pass a reasoned and speaking order within three months and, if the case is squarely covered by the Ambika Paswan order, provide benefits per Clause 4.C(1) of the Bihar State Litigation Policy, 2011.