Santosh Kumar v. The State of Bihar
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What is this about?
Patna High Court; Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5461 of 2026; decided 27-04-2026; Justice Partha Sarthy (single judge). Petitioner: Santosh Kumar, elected Deputy Chief Councillor, Lalganj Municipal Council (Nagar Parishad), Vaishali, Bihar. Respondents: State of Bihar through Chief Secretary; Principal/Additional Secretaries and Director, Urban Local Bodies, Urban Development and Housing Department; DM-cum-Administrator Vaishali; Nagar Parishad Lalganj. Reliefs sought: time-bound decision on representation dated 02.02.2026; decentralization of powers between Chief Councillor and Deputy Chief Councillor; rules on scheme selection participation, joint signatures, department allocation, salary/pensionary benefits, death-in-office compensation, security personnel, office infrastructure. Outcome: writ disposed; representation to be filed with Director, Urban Local Bodies (R4) within 4 weeks; R4 to decide in accordance with law within 3 months. Advocates: Satya Prakash Sinha (petitioner); Dr. Md. Raisul Haque, SC 10 (State/respondents); Surendra Kishore Thakur (Nagar Parishad Lalganj).