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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE NO.14128 OF 2013 =================================================== PANKAJ KUMAR S/O SRI LALAN PRASAD YADAV, R/O VILLAGE BALIYA(SIMAR), P.S MAHISHI, DISTRICT SAHARSA. .... .... PETITIONER/S VERSUS 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, OLD SECRETARIAT, BIHAR, PATNA. 2.THE SECRETARY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, GOVT.OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3.THE COMMISSIONER, KOSHI DIVISION, SAHARSA. 4.THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SAHARSA. 5.THE DISTRICT TEACHERS APPOINTMENT APPELLATE AUTHORITY, SAHARSA. 6.THE DISTRICT EDUCATION PROGRAMME OFFICER, (ESTABLISHMENT) SAHARSA. 7.THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MAHISHI, DISTRICT SAHARASA. 8.THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, MAHISHI, DISTRICT SAHARSA. 9.THE MUKHIYA, GRAM PANCHAYAT KUNDAH, P.S MAHISHI, DISTRICT SAHARSA. 10.THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT P.S MAHISHI, DISTRICT SAHARSA. 11.BINOD KUMAR BIMAL, S/O SRI GANESH PRASAD SAH, R/O GRAM PANCHAYAT KUNDAH, P.S MAHISHI, DISTRICT SAHARSA, PRESENTLY PANCHAYT TEACHER NAVSRIJIT PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRANPUR MUSAHARI TOLA, GRAM PANCHAYAT KUNDAH, P.S + BLOCK MAHISHI, DISTRICT SAHARSA. .... .... RESPONDENT/S =================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s:Mr. Amarnath Jha,Adv. For the Respondent/s:Mr. K.P. Gupta, Adv. =================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MIHIR KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 26-07-2013

Legal Reasoning

Heard learned counsel for the parties. In the considered opinion of this Court the impugned order passed by the Tribunal does not suffer from any error. The only one post of Panchayat teacher was sought to be filled up and the petitioner as also private respondent no. 11 Patna High Court CWJC No.14128 of 2013 (2) dt.26-07-2013 2 and others were contenders. The petitioner had obtained only 46.11 per cent marks in intermediate whereas private respondent no. 11 had secured 55 per cent marks. The submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was wrongly edged out by not giving 20 per cent weightage points for his experience has to be also noted and understood in the sense that the Tribunal itself has gone into the aspect in a very detailed manner in paragraph no. 7 reads as follows:- fu;kstu lfefr ls izkIr vfHkys[kksa dk voyksdu fd;k ftlls Kkr gksrk gS fd dqUng iapk;r dks iapk;r f’k{kd fu;kstu gsrq dqy 3 in vkoafVr gqvk Fkk] ftlesa ,d in cSdykSx fiNM+k oxZ efgyk dksfV dk Fkk ,oa ml in ij iwoZ ls gh fu;ksftr efgyk dk;Zjr FkhA ,slh fLFkfr esa iapk;r f’k{kd ds dqy 2 inksa ij fu;kstu djuk Fkk A ,d in vukjf{kr dksfV ,oa nwljk in vR;Ur fiNM+k oxZ dksfV esa fu;kstu djus gsrq funsZ’k fn;k x;k Fkk A bu nks inksa ij fu;kstu gsrq xzke iapk;r dk;kZy; esa dqy 1124 ,oa iz[k.M dk;kZy; ls izkIr 56 vH;kosnu izkIr gq, Fks ;FkkFkZ dqy vkosnuksa dh la[;k 1180 FkhA izkIr vkosnuksa dk la/kkj.k vkosnu izkIr iath esa mYysf[kr fd;k x;k gS A iapk;r fu;kstu bZdkbZ }kjk vH;fFkZ;ksa dh vkSicaf/kr es/kk lwph rS;kj dh x;h A foHkkx }kjk fnukad 28-02-2009 dks dkmfUflayx djkus dk funsZ’k izkIr gqvk Fkk A vr% mDr funsZ’k ds vkyksd esa iapk;r f’k{kd fu;kstu lfefr dqUng }kjk dV vkWQ ekdZ fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k] tks bl izdkj gS %& vukjf{kr dksfV ds fy, lHkh lkekU; izf’kf{kr ,oa 55 izfr’kr ls vf/kd vad okys vizf’kf{kr rFkk vfr fiNM+k oxZ in ij fu;kstu gsrq 50 izfr’kr ls vf/kd vad okys vH;fFkZ;ksa dks fnukad 28-02- 2009 dks lHkh ’kS{kf.kd @ iz’kS{kf.kd ewy izek.k i= ds lkFk iapk;r dk;kZy; esa mifLFkr gksdj dkmfUflayx esa Hkkx ysus gsrq nSfud tkxj.k ds vad fnukad 26-02-2009 dks izdkf’kr fd;k x;k A vfHkys[k voyksdu ls iqu% Kkr gksrk gS fd fnukad 28-02-2009 dks mifLFkr dqy 27 vH;fFkZ;ksa dk dkmfUflayx fd;k x;k ,oa muds ’kS{kf.kd@ iz’kS{kf.kd izek.k i=ksa dks lR;kiu gsrq foHkkx dks Hkstk x;k rFkk vafre es/kk lwph dkmfUflayx ds Patna High Court CWJC No.14128 of 2013 (2) dt.26-07-2013 3 vk/kkj ij izdkf’kr dh x;h A vihykFkhZ dk eq[; vkjksi gS fd mlus f’k{kk Lo;a lsod ds :Ik esa dk;Z fd;k Fkk] ijUrq mlds vuqHko izek.k i= ds 20 vad mlds es/kk vad esa ugha tksM+s x;s ftlds dkj.k mldk fu;kstu ugha gqvk ,oa mlls de es/kk vad okys vH;FkhZ dk fu;kstu fd;k x;k A izfrokfn;ksa dh vksj ls izR;qRrj fn;k x;k] ftles a dgk x;k gS fd vihykFkhZ vius vH;kosnu esa fdlh Hkh vuqHko izek.k&i= dk mYys[k ugha fd;k Fkk vkSj u mlls lacaf/kr dksbZ Hkh izek.k&i= vH;kosnu ds lkFk layXu gh fd;k Fkk A izfroknh la[;k 2 dh vksj ls vihykFkhZ ds vH;kosnu dh vfHkizekf.kr Nk;kizfr rFkk ’kS{kf.kd izek.k&i= dh vfHkizekf.kr Nk;kizfr nkf[ky dh x;h gS A ;g vH;kosnu fofgr izi= esa gS] tks vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls nkf[ky fd;k x;k Fkk ftl ij budk gLrk{kj gS A ;ksX;rk ds laca/k esa mYysf[kr gS fd vihykFkhZ dks baVjfefM;V ijh{kk esa dqy 415 vad vFkkZr 46-11 vad izkIr Fks A vH;kosnu ds dze la[;k 15 vuqHko ls lacaf/kr gS A ijUrq bl dkWye dks vihykFkhZ }kjk ugha Hkjk x;k gS A vr% Li"V gS fd vihykFkhZ us vius vH;kosnu esa yksd f’k{k.k@ f’k{kk Lo;a lsod ds :i esa f’k{k.k dk;Z djus ls lacaf/kr fdlh izdkj dk vuqHko dk u rks mYys[k fd;k Fkk vkSj u gh blls lacaf/kr dksbZ izek.k i= gh vH;kosnu ds lkFk layXu fd;k x;k Fkk A vr% vihykFkhZ dk nkok fcYdqy fujk/kkj ,oa cukoVh izrhr gksrk gS A ;gkWa ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd vihykFkhZ dk nkok dkyckf/kr gS] pwWafd dkmfUflafyx dh frfFk nSfud tkxj.k lekpkj i= esa fnukad 26-02-2009 dks izdkf’kr dh x;h Fkh ,oa fu/kkZfjr frfFk 28-02- 2009 dks dkmfUflayx dh x;h ,oa dkmfUflayx fd;s x;s vH;fFkZ;ksa dh vafre es/kk lwph izdkf’kr dh x;h] ijUrq vihykFkhZ dh vksj ls lle; dksbZ Hkh vkifRr i= ugha fn;k x;k A ,slh fLFkfr esa ;g le{kk tk;xk fd vihykFkhZ vius fu;kstu ds izfr dkQh ykijokg jgs gSa ,oa lle; bUgksaus dksbZ f’kdk;r&i= izkf/kdkj ds le{k nkf[ky ugha fd;kA iapk;r fu;kstu bZdkbZ ds nLrkostksa ds voyksdu ls fofnr gksrk gS fd foHkkx ls dkmfUflayx esa mifLFkr vH;fFkZ;ksa ds ’kS{kf.kd izek.k&i=ksa dk lR;kfir gksdj izkIr gq, ftlesa izfroknh fcuksn dqekj foey dk es/kk vad vU; dkmfUlfyax fd;s x;s vH;fFkZ;ksa ls vf/kd Fkk] ftlds vk/kkj ij dsoy budk fu;kstu fd;k tk ldk A vfr fiNM+s oxZ ds vH;fFkZ;ksa dk ’kS{kf.kd izek.k i= lR;kiu gksdj izkIr gqvk ysfdu muessa ls dksbZ Hkh vH;FkhZ vius ewy izek.k i= dks tek ugha fd, ftlds dkj.k bl in ij fdlh dk fu;kstu ugha fd;k tk ldk ,oa ;g in fjfDr gh jg x;k A vr% vihykFkhZ dk ;g dFku fd eksVh jde ysdj vH;fFkZ;ksa dk fu;kstu fd;k x;k gS] fcYdqy feF;k izrhr gksrk gS A mijksDr rF;ksa ds voyksdu] fo’ys"k.k ,oa ewY;kadu djus ij eSa ikrk gwWa fd vihykFkhZ }kjk Patna High Court CWJC No.14128 of 2013 (2) dt.26-07-2013 4 yxk;s x;s vkjksi fcYdqy gh fujk/kkj gS A vr% vihykFkhZ ds vihy dks [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gS A lacaf/kr dks lwpuk ns A (underlining for emphasis) The aforesaid categorical findings recorded by the Tribunal will itself be sufficient to show that the plea of the petitioner of not being given weightage of 20 marks had been fully examined in the backdrop of the original records. The original application of the petitioner was also perused and in that the petitioner neither had made any claim nor had enclosed the experience certificate as was envisaged under the rules. That being so, when the Tribunal has also found the petitioner that there was substantial delay on the part of the petitioner in moving before the Tribunal, this Court will not be inclined to interfere with the Tribunal’s impugned order which has decided all the issues in a very compact and correct manner. That being so, this application is wholly misconceived and is, accordingly, dismissed. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J)

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