Gorakh Nath Ram Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Gorakh Nath Ram Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No substantive relief adjudicated; writ petition disposed of with directions that the petitioner file a fresh representation and respondent No.2 take a decision in view of the Apex Court judgment in Bholanath (2026 INSC 99) within six weeks, after giving the petitioner or his legal representative a hearing.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, stated to have been appointed as Night Guard in the Jannayak Karpuri Thakur E.B.C. Welfare Hostel, is entitled to appointment on regular basis/regularization of service as per his earlier service, the term of settlement between the Welfare Officer, Buxar and employees, and the Government Scheme. +1 more

Court's answer

The petitioner is to file a fresh representation stating out his claim, and respondent No.2 (Director, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Backward Class Welfare Department) is directed to take a decision in view of the Hon'ble Apex Court's judgment in Bholanath vs. State of Jharkhand & Ors., 2026 INSC 99, within a period of six weeks.

Ratio / Principle

While taking the decision on the fresh representation, the petitioner or his legal representative shall be given a hearing.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Ranjan Kumar Jha, J.), Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8832 of 2026, order dated 23-06-2026. Gorakh Nath Ram, stated to have been appointed as Night Guard in the Jannayak Karpuri Thakur E.B.C. Welfare Hostel run by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, sought (i) appointment on regular basis/regularization of service as per his earlier service, the settlement between the Welfare Officer, Buxar and employees, and the Government Scheme, and (ii) payment of his admitted daily-wages salary dues from October 2016 till date. Without deciding the claims on merits, the Court, keeping in view the recent judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in Bholanath vs. State of Jharkhand & Ors., 2026 INSC 99, disposed of the writ petition directing the petitioner to file a fresh representation stating his claim, and directing respondent No.2 (Director, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Backward Class Welfare Department) to take a decision in view of that judgment within six weeks, it being made clear that the petitioner or his legal representative shall be given a hearing while the decision is taken.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8832 of 2026

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Gorakh Nath Ram Son of Bishnu Prasad Ram Resident of MohallaMusafirganj, Buxar, P.S. Buxar Town, District Buxar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary SC/ST and B.C. and Minority welfare Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

The Director Schedule cast and Schedule Tribes and Backward Class Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna.

The District Magistrate, Buxar, District- Buxar.

The District Welfare Officer, Buxar, District Buxar.

... ... Respondent/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravi Shankar Pathak, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vikramadit, AC to SC-22 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER

2 23-06-2026

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This writ petition has been filed for following

reliefs:

“(i) For direction to the respondent authorities to appoint the petitioner on regular basis as per his earlier Service and also as per term of settlement between Welfare Officer Buxar and employees and regularize the Service of the petitioner as per Government Scheme.

(ii) For direction to respondent authorities to pay the entire admitted dues of petitioner for his daily wages salary from October 2016 till date.

(iii) For any other relief/reliefs for which

Patna High Court CWJC No.8832 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 2/2

petitioner shall be found entitled under the fact and circumstances of the case under principle of equitable justice.”

The matter relates to regularization. The case of petitioner is that he has been appointed as Night Guard in Jannayak Karpuri Thakur E.B.C. Welfare Hostel run by Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Welfare Department, Government of Bihar. Keeping in view the prayer and the recent judgment of Hon’ble Apex Court reported in Bholanath vs. State of Jharkhand & Ors. reported in 2026 INSC 99 .

The petitioner will file a fresh representation stating out his claim and respondent No.2 is directed to take a decision in view of the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court referred herein before within a period of six weeks.

It goes without saying that while taking a decision, petitioner or his legal representative be given a hearing.

This writ petition is disposed of with aforesaid

direction.

(Ranjan Kumar Jha, J)

Rishabh, Atul/-

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