Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CWJC No.550 of 2026, oral order dated 19-02-2026, Justice Partha Sarthy. Ramu Manjhi v. State of Bihar & others (DM/SDO/Circle Officer, Saran). Subject: compassionate appointment to the post of Chaukidar in place of father who died in service (15.01.2009); mandamus sought to reconsider application dated 25-08-2025 before DM, Saran. Key point: earlier identical writ CWJC no.21093 of 2012 already dismissed by order dated 7.2.2014 (Annexure-P/5), no appeal preferred, order attained finality; Court held no ground for a fresh writ; writ application dismissed; no costs imposed because no one appeared for the petitioner. No statutes or external precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner's earlier writ application CWJC no.21093 of 2012 was dismissed vide order dated 7.2.2014 (Annexure-P/5) and that order has attained finality, the petitioner has no ground for moving the Court once again in a fresh writ application.