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2024 DIGILAW 702 (PAT)

Sahdev Prasad Yadav v. State of Bihar

2024-07-30

ALOK KUMAR PANDEY, P.B.BAJANTHRI

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P. B. Bajanthri, J.— Ref: I.A. No. 01 of 2019 Heard I.A. No. 01 of 2019 for condonation of delay. There is a delay of about 78 days in filing L.P.A. No. 737 of 2019. For the reasons stated in the application read with the affidavit, delay of about 78 days in filing L.P.A. No. 737 of 2019 stands condoned. 2. Accordingly, I.A. No. 01 of 2019 stands allowed. 3. With the consent of the learned counsels for the respective parties, L.P.A. No. 737 of 2019 is taken up for final disposal. 4. Appellant has assailed the order of the learned Single Judge dated 05.03.2019 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 5707 of 2015. Core issue involved in the present lis is whether appellant is entitled to be transferred/shifted to Collectorate Establishment under the State Government of Bihar from District Rural Development Authority (for short DRDA). Among others, Appellant was working in DRDA. State Government took a policy decision on 27.07.2009 insofar as considering such of those employees in DRDA to be shifted to the Collectorate Establishment under the State Government of Bihar. Among others, Appellant was working in DRDA. State Government took a policy decision on 27.07.2009 insofar as considering such of those employees in DRDA to be shifted to the Collectorate Establishment under the State Government of Bihar. Order dated 27.07.2009, Annexure-2 to the Writ petition reads as under:— fcgkj ljdkj xzkeh.k fodkl foHkkx ladYi fo"k;%&ekuuh mPp U;k;ky; }kjk lh-MCY;w-ts-lh-&6263@07 :ik dqekjh 'kekZ ,oa vU; cuke fcgkj ljdkj ,oa lh-MCY;w-ts-lh-&6467@07 eatw dqekjh ,oa vU; cuke fcgkj ljdkj rFkk ,e-ts-lh-&1544@08 ,oa ,e-ts-lh-&1189@08 esa ikfjr vkns'k ds vkyksd esa foHkkxh; ladYi la[;k&1624 fnukad 22-02-07 esa vkaf'kd la'kksèku djrs gq, izlkj inkfèkdkjh ¼m|ksx ,oa okf.kT;½ ¼rRdkyhu lkaf[;dh vUos"kd lfgr½ ,oa efgyk izlkj inkfèkdkjh dks Mh-vkj-Mh-,- esa ;ksxnku dh frfFk ls ljdkjh lsod ekuus ds lacaèk esaA lh-MCY;w-ts-lh-&6543@91 ,oa ,e-ts-lh-&294@2000] rFkk ,e-ts-lh-&1839@2005 esa ekuuh; mPp U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr vkns'k ds vuqikyu esa eaf=ifj"kn ds vuqeksnuksijkUr bl foHkkx ds ladYi la[;k&1624 fnukad 22-02-07 }kjk xSj ;kstuk en esa izlkj inkfèkdkjh ¼m|ksx ,oa okf.kT;½ ds 219 in rFkk efgyk izlkj inkfèkdkjh ds 280 in l`ftr fd;s x;s rFkk ftyk xzkeh.k fodkl vfHkdj.kksa esa inLFkkfir 166 izlkj inkfèkdkjh ¼m|ksx ,oa okf.kT;½ ,oa 53 lkaf[;dh vUos"kdksa dks izlkj inkfèkdkjh ¼m|ksx ,oa okf.kT;½ ds l`ftr in ,oa 280 efgyk izlkj inkfèkdkfj;ksa dks l`ftr inksa ij lek;kstu djus dk fu.kZ; fy;k x;k rFkk foHkkxh; vkns'k la[;k&2828 fnukad 29-03-07 }kjk bu inkfèkdkfj;ksa dks l`ftr inksa ij lek;kstu fd;k x;kA mDr ladYi esa ;g Li"V ugha Fkk fd fdl frfFk ls bu inkfèkdkfj;ksa dks ljdkjh lsod ekuk tk;A 2- ljdkj ds mDr fu.kZ; ds fo:) ekuuh; mPp U;k;ky; esa lh-MCY;wts- lh-& 6263@07 :ik dqekjh 'kekZ ,oa vU; cuke fcgkj ljdkj ,oa lh-MCY;w-ts-lh-& 6467@07 eatw dqekjh ,oa vU; cuke fcgkj ljdkj ,oa vU; vusdksa ;kfpdk,¡ nk;j dh x;hA ekuuh; mPp U;k;ky; }kjk lHkh ;kfpdkvksa esa fnukad 06-02-08 dks ;g vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gS fd izlkj inkfèkdkjh ¼m|ksx ,oa okf.kT;½ fcgkj yksd lsok vk;ksx@voj lsok p;u Ik"kZn ds vuq'kalk ds vkèkkj ij xzkeh.k fodkl foHkkx ds vkns'k ds vkyksd esa Mh-vkj-Mh-,- esa ;ksxnku fd;s Fks rFkk efgyk izlkj inkfèkdkjh dks izeaMyh; vk;qDr dh v?;{krk esa xfBr p;u lfefr dh vuq'kalk ds vkyksd esa ftyk inkfèkdkjh }kjk fu;qfDr dh xbZ FkhA vr% izlkj inkfèkdkjh ¼m|ksx ,oa okf.kT;½ ,oa efgyk izlkj inkfèkdkjh dks Mh-vkj-Mh-,- esa ;ksxnku dh frfFk ls gh ljdkjh lsod ekuk tk; rFkk ljdkjh lsodksa dks nh tkus okyh lkjh lqfoèkk,Wa miyCèk djk;h tk; rFkk budk lsok laoxZ fu;ekoyh dk xBu fd;k tk;A 3- ekuuh; mPp U;k;ky; ds mi;qZDr vkns'k ds vuqikyu esa bl foHkkx ds i=kad 15735 fnukad 05-12-08 ,oa 15736 fnukad 05-12-08 }kjk Øe'k% efgyk izlkj inkfèkdkjh ,oa izlkj inkfèkdkjh ¼m|ksx ,oa okf.kT;½ dk lsok laoxZ fu;ekoyh fuxZr fd;k tk pqdk gSA 4- jkT; eaf=ifj"kn }kjk fnukad 17-07-09 dks fy;s x;s fu.kZ; ds vkyksd esa foHkkxh; ladYi la[;k&1624 fnukad 22-02-07 esa vkaf'kd la'kksèku djrs gq, izlkj inkfèkdkjh ¼m|ksx ,oa okf.kT;½ ¼rRdkyhu lkaf[;dh vUos"kd lfgr½ ,oa efgyk izlkj inkfèkdkfj;ksa dks Mh-vkj-Mh-,- esa ;ksxnku dh frfFk ls ljdkjh lsod ?kksf"kr djus ,oa bUgsa lsok laoxZ fu;ekoyh ds vuq:i lHkh lqfoèkk,a miyCèk djkus dh Lohd`fr iznku dh tkrh gSA vkns'k%µvkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd bl ladYi dks loZlkèkkj.k dh tkudkjh gsrq fcgkj jkti=k esa izdkf'kr fd;k tk;A fcgkj jkT;iky ds vkns'k ls gñ ¼fot; izdk'k½ izèkku lfpoA Kkikad%&xzkñfoñ&3@vfHk&fofoèk&15@08%&6479 fnukad%& 27@07@09 izfrfyfi&egkys[kkdkj] fcgkj] iVuk@lHkh foHkkxh; lfpo@foHkkxkè;{k@lHkh izeaMyh; vk;qDr@lHkh ftyk inkfèkdkjh@lHkh mi fodkl vk;qDr@lfpo] eaf=eaMy lfpoky; foHkkx@ xzkeh.k fodkl foHkkx ds lHkh inkfèkdkjh@vèkh{kd] jktdh; eqnz.kky;] xqytkjckx] iVuk dks fcgkj jkT; i=k ds vlkèkkj.k vad esa izdk'kukFkZ izsf"krA vèkh{kd] jktdh; eqnz.kky;] xqytkjckx] iVuk ls vuqjksèk gS fd bl ladYi dks fcgkj xtV ds vlkèkkj.k vad esa izdkf'kr dj ladYi dh 300 izfr;ka bl foHkkx dks miyCèk djkus dh Ñik dh tk;A gñ izèkku lfpoA 5. Further, we have noticed Annexure-1, two of the employees of DRDA were shifted from DRDA to Collectorate Establishment under the State Government of Bihar in the light of State Policy, cited supra, on the other hand, appellant’s case was not considered. 6. The learned Single Judge has not apprised that appellant has been discriminated insofar as shifting his services from DRDA to Collectorate Establishment under the State Government of Bihar on par with others (vide Annexure-1). If the appellant’s services were shifted from DRDA to Collectorate Establishment under the State Government of Bihar, in that event, he would have entitled to certain service and monetary benefits in the Collectorate Establishment under the State Government of Bihar. Discrimination issue has not been appraised by the learned Single Judge in the manner known to the law. 7. Recently, Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. vs. Shyam Kumar Yadav & Anr. (Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 25609 of 2018) decided on 22.07.2024 held that there should not be a discrimination insofar as regularization is concerned. The aforementioned principle laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court aptly applicable to the case in hand. Therefore, the concerned Respondent/Competent Authority has to revisit the grievance of the petitioner and redress the same on par with names of two persons reflected in Annexure-1 to the Writ petition namely Bhim Shankar, Ajit Kumar Singh and Akbar Ali. 8. Accordingly, appellant has made out a case so as to interfere with the order of the learned Single Judge dated 05.03.2019 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 5707 of 2015 and it is set aside. Matter is remanded to the competent authority to take decision to the extent that there is a discrimination among the employees of the then DRDA and set right the same, thereafter, extend all certain service and monetary benefits on par with the aforementioned persons. The above exercise shall be undertaken within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the order. 9. With the above observation, L.P.A. No. 737 of 2019 stands allowed.