Narendra Tiwari v. Sri Arun Kumar Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2156 of 2019 (arising out of Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1755 of 2019), oral order dated 01-05-2026 by Ritesh Kumar, J. Nine daily-wager petitioners of the Water Resources Department (Sone Barrage Division / Sone Modernization Circle, Rohtas) alleged non-compliance of the order dated 01.02.2019 directing consideration of their representation on parity of pay. The State showed compliance through rejection of the claim vide Memo No.1050 dated 15.06.2019 (Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Dehri); the Court held the order complied with, no contempt made out, and disposed of the petition with liberty to challenge the memo in an appropriate proceeding. Keywords: contempt petition, non-compliance, compliance, daily-wagers, parity of pay, absorption, regularization, Water Resources Department Bihar, Memo No.1050, C.W.J.C. No.1755 of 2019.