Patna High Court · 2025

Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025

18. Avinash Kumar, Son of Satyendra Kumar, Resident of Gram Dhanwan, P.O. - Gauravnagar, P.s. - Parwalpur Thana, District Nalanda State - Bihar PIN- 803114.

19. Shyam Sundar Kumar Son of Ram Belas Ramn Resident of Khardih, Khardihan Police Station - Shivsagar District- Rohtas State - Bihar PIN - 821113.

20. Avdesh Kumar Singh, Son of Parmanand Singh, Resident of Gram Simalgachhi, Ward No. 13, P.O. - Uthri Pokharia, Pokharia, Police Station - Pokharia State - Bihar, PIN -854326.

21. Pramod Kumar Shaw, Son of Mahendra Shaw Resident of Gram Danapur, P.O. - Islampur Police Station - Islampur, District- Nalanda State - Bihar PIN - 801303.

22. Raushan Kumar Jha Son of Binod Chandra Jha, Resident of House no. - 242, Stadium Road Hanuman Nagar Colony Police Station - Madhubani District- Madhubani State - Bihar PIN - 847211.

23. Amardeep Kumar Chaudhary, Son of Satyanarayan Choudhary, Resident of Shanichar Bazar, Harijan Toli, Nabinagar Police Station - Babinagar District- Aurangabad State - Bihar PIN - 824301.

24. Niraj Kumar, Son of Omkar Prasad, Resident of Barki Delha, Dular Ganj, Vijay Bigha Police Station - Delha District- Gaya State - Bihar, PIN - 823002.

25. Ranjeet Swarathaaged, Son of Ram Swarath Prasad, Resident of Bari Pahari, Devi Colony, Soh Sarai Police Station- Nalanda District - Nalanda State - Bihar PIN 803118.

26. Ramesh Kumar Son of Ramjee Ram Resident of Gram Telari Police Station - Chenari, District- Rohtas State - Bihar PIN -821108.

27. Purushottam Chaudhary, Son of Madhusudan Chaudhary Resident of Nauranga Police Station - Mufassil, District- Gaya State - Bihar PIN -823003.

28. Suman Upadhyay Daughter of Mritunjay Upadhyay, Resident of Ramnagar, Kadma no. II Police Station - Katkamdag, District- Hazaribagh State Jharkhand PIN 825302.

29. Priyanka Kumari, Daughter of Umesh Chandra Chakerberti, Resident of Village - Narayan Nagar, Manpur Police Station - Mufassil Manpur District- Gaya State - Bihar PIN - 823003.

30. Rajjit Priyadarshi, Son of Shiv Balak Prasad, Resident of Bhitri Begampur, Humadgali, near shiv mandir, nehrutola, begampur police station - Chauk Thana District - Patna State - Bihar PIN - 800009.

31. Pankaj Kumr Sinha, Son of Jai Prakash Sinha Resident of Ward no. 7, murjamapur, Bala Lakhminian Police Station - Ballia District- Begusarai State - Bihar PIN - 851211.

32. Pooja Kumari, Daughter of Satish Kumar, Resident of near shiv mandir, Badkidelha, Raja Koti Police Station - Delha, District- Gaya State - Bihar PIN - 823002.

33. Supriya Pranay, Daughter of Kumar Pranay, Resident of flat 301, Shiv Sagar CHS, Plot 61/62, Near Cidco Garden, Sector 10, New panvel, Panvel, Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025 Raigarh Police Station - Panvel, District- Raigarh State - Maharastra PIN - 410206.

34. Nandana Priya, Daughter of Vigyan Singh, Resident of Barhauna Police station - District- Nawada State - Bihar PIN - 805103.

35. Swati Kumari, Daughter of Arjun Singh, Resident of Village - Barikewai, Daniawan Police Station - Sahjahanpur District- Patna State - Bihar PIN - 801304.

36. Vishwajeet Kumar, Son of Ashok Kumar Gupta, Resident of Maa Sharde Pustakalay, Vill - chondi, bard 6, Barh Police Station - Barh District- Patna State - Bihar PIN 803213.

37. Abid Akhtar Son of Nayeem Akhtar Resident of Mushkipur, Bhuriyatari village - P.O. - Jamalpur, Police Station - Gogri District- Khagaria State - Bihar PIN - 851203.

38. Sandip Kumar Son of Upendra Kumar, Resident of Near Dr. Ram Kumar, Siparadih, Shekhpura, Dhelwan Police Station - Beur District- Patna State - Bihar PIN - 800020.

39. Meenakshi Singh, Daughter of Vidya Sagar Singh, Resident of Radha Denta Care, Raj Sunder Complex, Near IC Honda showroom, Vijay nagar, Rukanpura, Police Station - Rukanpura District- Patna State - Bihar PIN 800014.

40. Indrajeet Kumar Das, Son of Deonadan Das, Resident of Village - Shambhupur Kauri, P.O. - Asoi P.S. Sarai, District- Vaishali State- Bihar PIN - 844114.

41. Manish Kumar Son of Gajendra Kumar, Resident of Village - Fatehpur Gidhmasani Police Station -Punaura District - Sitamarhi State - Bihar, PIN - 843302.

42. Istekhar Danish, Son of Abdul Hannan, Resident of Village - Ladaura Police Sttion - Kudhni District - Muzaffrpur State - Bihar PIN - 843113

43. Vishal Kumar Son of Arjun Das Resident of Village - Ward no. 24, near Manabuthan Seva Samiti, Suhird Nagar Police Station - Lohia Nagar District- Begusarai, State - Bihar PIN - 851218.

44. Sweta Suman, Daughter of Sanjay Kumar, Resident of Lane No. 03, Sri Nagar Nahar Chauk, Ward No. 15, Village - Rajopatti, Police Station - Sitamarhi, District- Sitamarhi State - Bihar PIN - 843301.

45. Najish Perveen, Daughter of Md. Shabab Hussain, Resident of Baruraj Motipur Police Station - Baruraj District- Muzaffarpur State - Bihar PIN - 843132.

46. Mitesh Mohan, Son of Chandra Kumar Das Resident of NH 28, Majhouliakhetal Police Station - Muzaffarpur Sadar District- Muzaffarpur State - Bihar PIN - 843146.

47. Sumit Kumar Son of Manoj Kumar Resident of Bari Ashikpur P.S. - Jamalpur, District- Munger State - Bihar PIN - 811214.

48. Aradhana Thakur Daughter of Awadh Kishore Thakur Resident of Harshankarpur Maniari Police Station Maniyari Village - P.O. - Silout, Police Station - Muzaffarpur town District- Muzaffarpur State - Bihar PIN - 843119. Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025

49. Rajeev Ranjan Son of Ram Swarath Prasad Madhukar Resident of Siswara Loma urf Loama P.O. and P.S. -Katra, District- Muzaffarpur State - Bihar PIN - 843118.

50. Ramesh Kumar Diwakar, Son of Bishnu Deo Ram Resident of Mahanth Maniyari, Kasimpur Police Station - Maniyari District- Muzaffarpur State - Bihar, PIN - 843147.

51. Upendra Kumar Verma, Son of Gourang Prasad Verma, Resident of Bara Police Station - Deoghar, District- Deoghar State - Bihar, PIN - 814150.

52. Ajay Kumar Chandra, Son of Ashok Kumar Chandra, Resident of Tanti Bazar Road, Basantnagar P.O. and Police Station - Nathnagar District- Bhagalpur State - Bihar PIN- 812004.

53. Sonu Kumar Gupta, Son of Ranjeet Kumar Sah, Resident of Village - Jhandapur, Bihpur, P.O. - Jhandapur Police Station - Jhandapur, District- Bhagalpur, State - Bihar PIN- 853201.

54. Shantanu Kumar Thakur, Son of Indrabhushan Thakur Resident of Ward No. 4, Sugma Police Station - Banmaithari, District- Saharsa State - Bihar PIN - 852129.

55. Praveen Kumar Prabhaker Son of Pramod Kumar Prabhakar Resident of Ayodhyapuri Apartment Madarpur, Bhagwati Chowk, Opposite of Pandit Cyber Cafe, P.O. - Darbhanga Police Station - Darbhanga, District- Darbhanga State- Bihar - PIN -846004.

56. Khusboo Kumari, Daughter of Nageshwar Chaudhary Resident of Gauspur Izra Police Station - Hajipur Sadar District- Vaishali, State - Bihar PIN - 844102.

57. Priyanshu Raj, Son of Ravindra Paswan, Resident of Gram Gangti Bishanpur, Gidhaur P.O. - Chuan Police Station - Gidhaur, district- Jamui State - Bihar PIN 811305.

58. Ravi Ranjan, Son of Dinesh Sharma, Resident of Village - Mangrawan, P.O. - Baliya P.S. - Baliya District- Gaya State - Bihar PIN - 824118.

59. Desh Kumar Yadav, Son of Bahur Yadav, Resident of Gram Shyampur P.O. - Narma P.S. - Bahera Police Station - Alinagar District- Darbhanga State - Bihar PIN 847405.

60. Manish Kumar Minu, Son of Manoj Kumar Jha, Resident of Bhaghwa, Ward no. 11, Gopalpur Police Station - Gopalpur District- Saharsa, State - Bihar PIN- 852106.

61. Chandan Kumar Son of Bhushan Kumar Resident of Ward no. 23, Chhoti Madai Hajipur Police Station - Hajipur District- Vaishali State- Bihar PIN - 844101.

62. Prabhat Ranjan Kumar, Son of Ram Sharan Sahu, Resident of Pirauli Police Station - Alinagar District - Dharbhanga State - Bihar PIN- 847405.

63. Roman Kumar, Son of Ram Kumar Paswan, Resident of Ward no. 16, Koat Bazar, Near Hotal Aashirwad, Chakmahila, Sitamarhi Bazar Police Station Sitamarhi, District- Sitamarhi PIN- 843302.

64. Manoj Kumar, Son of Sikandar Sah, Resident of Pratapur, Belsand village- Police Station - Belsand, District- Sitamarhi State - Bihar PIN - 843311. Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025

65. Anil Kumar, Son of Yogendra Prasad, Resident of Ward no. 6, Tingachhiya, Pipra Police Station, Pipra , District- East Champaran State - Bihar PIN - 845419.

66. Ajit Kumar Son of Rajendra mandal, Resident of Kushwaha Tola, Balu Ghat Road, Ballanganj Police Station - Sultanganj District- Bhagalpur State- Bihar PIN 813213.

67. Prem Prakash, Son of Kamal Narayan Mallik Resident of Village - Sukhet, tole-bariyari, ward no . 3, P.O. Jhanjharpur, P.s. - Jhanjharpur, District - Madhubani State - Bihar PIN - 847404.

68. Sanjay Kumar, Son of Late Medani Prasad Singh, Resident of Gram Sirchandnawada, P.O. - Jamui P.s. - Jamui, District- Jamui, State - Bihar PIN - 811307.

69. Pradeep Prasad, Son of Ramjee Prasad, Resident of Patar P.O. - Patar Police Station - Raghunathpur, District- Siwan State - Bihar PIN - 841502.

70. Mohammad Zeeshan Arif, Son of Shahid Akhter Aiyubi, Resident of Moon Academy Gali, New Millet colony, Phulwarisharif Police Station - Phulwarisharif District - Patna State - Bihar PIN - 801505.

71. Santosh Kumar Chaurasia, Son of Vijay Kumar Chaurasia, Resident of Near naka no. 5, Sahsupan Rajendrapuri, P.O. - Lalbagh, Police Station - Laheriasarai, District- Darbhanga State - Bihar PIN - 846004.

72. Gautam Anand, Son of Prabhu Prasad Kushwaha, Resident of Parsotampur, Kukurha Police Station - Kukurha, District- West Champran State - Bihar PIN- 845451.

73. Alka Kumari, Daughter of Mahavir Paswan, Resident of Lakisarai Police Station - Lakhisarai, District - Lakhisarai State - Bihar PIN- 811311.

74. Sujit Kumar, Son of Bimal Kumar Bimal, Resident of Hasanpur Road P.O. - P.S. - Hasanpur District- Samastipur, State - Bihar PIN - 848205.

75. Nitish Kumar, Son of Nand Lal Roy Resident of Bhagat Tola, Patel Chawk, Mathurapur P.O. - P.S. - Khagaria, District- Khagaria State - Bihar PIN - 851204.

76. Goldi Kumari, Wife of Ashok Verma, Resident of F 170A, Second floor, Laxmi nagar East Delhi Police Station - Laxmi Nagar, State - New Delhi PIN- 110092.

77. Misha Sagar, Daughter of Rameshwar Ram, Resident of Ratanpur Bank Colony, South of Bhagwan Bazar Thana P.O. - Bhagwan Bazar P.S. - Bhagwan Bazar, District- Chapra State- Bihar PIN - 841301.

78. Kumari Bibha, Daughter of Ganesh Rai, Resident of Muffassil, Bazidpur, Saran Police Station - Mufassil Saran District- Saran PIN - 841316.

79. Poonam Kumari, Daughter of Chandrama Sah, Resident of Q.No. 744/A, New Matkuria Railway Colony, Matkuria Police Station - Matkuria, District- Dhanbad State Jharkhand PIN- 826001.

80. Kumar Kartiken, Son of Arjun Prasad, Resident of Ward no. - 09, Kajichak Police Station - Barhajy, District- Barh State - Bihar PIN - 803213.

81. Sujeet Kumar, Son of Kuldeep Das, Resident of Bhairopur Police Station - Vaishali, District- Vaishali, State - Bihar PIN - 844102. Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025

82. Vikas Kumar, Son of Dinesh Poddar, Resident of Village - Sardarganj, P.O. - Chak Nawada Police Station - Samastipur, District- Samastipur State - Bihar PIN - 848114.

83. Priyanka Daughter of Janardan Chaudhary, Resident of Noorani Bagh colony, Behind Noorani baghpark, Alamganj, Gulzarbagh Police Station - Gulzarbagh, District - Patna State - Bihar PIN - 800007.

84. Shikha Rai, Daughter of Bhagwati Prasad Rai, Resident of Mohalla - Sikandarpur, P.O. - Pirnagar, Police Station - Pirnagar District- Ghazipur State - Bihar PIN - 233001.

85. Rupesh Kumar Son of Dinesh Kumar Resident of Singhaul, Police Station - Singhaul District- Begusarai, State - Bihar PIN - 851134.

86. Rishikesh Kumar, Son of Bindeshwari Prasad, Resident of Motihari Road, Near High School, Dhakaramchandra, Dhaka Police Station - Dhaka District - East Champaran State Bihar PIN- 845418.

87. Kajal Kumari, Daughter of Arun Rajak, Resident of Bhawanipur Police Station - Rangra District- Bhagalpur State - Bihar PIN - 853204.

88. Rajan Kumar, Son of Rameshwar Prasad, Resident of Ward 5, near Adarsh middle school rupdih, Manikpur, Police station - Harsidhi, District- East champaran, State - Bihar PIN - 845437.

89. Fauzia Ghazal, Daughter of Late Shakeel Ahmad Siddiqui, Resident of MN 049-0299, Near Hazrat Ali Academy, Tilak maidan road, Police station - Adarsh Nagar Thana, District- Muzaffarpur, State - Bihar PIN - 842001.

90. Deepika Jha, Daughter of Kedar Jha, Resident of Vrindavan colony, Road no. 01, Near Krishna Niketan school, Jakariyapur, P.O. - Patna, Police Station - Ramkrishna Nagar, District- Patna State - Bihar PIN - 800016.

91. Prem Prakash Son of Gopal Chaudhary, Resident of North Kaulatpur Road, Near Old Balti factory, Raja Bazar, P.O. - Jehanabad, District- Jehanabad, State - Bihar PIN - 804406.

92. Kunal Kumar, Son of Mallik Prasad Yadav, Resident of ward no. 15, SH 55, Chilmil, Police station - Mufasil, District- Begusarai, State- Bihar PIN -851131.

93. Nutan Kumari, Daughter of Bhola Sah, Resident of ward 13, Naokothi, Police Station - Namkhoti, District- Begusarai, State - Bihar PIN - 851130.

94. Vishal Rao, Son of Ranvijay Rao, Resident of Balkuan, Bikaram, Bishunpur, Police Station - Bishunpur, District- Deoria, State - Uttar Pradesh PIN - 274203.

95. Suraj Prakash Bhagat, Son of Hira Lal Bhagat, Resident of Near Gathotand bus stand, Ramgarh, Police station - Mandu, District- Ramgarh, State - Jharkhand PIN- 825314.

96. Aditya Anand, Son of Sudhakar Prasad Resident of Flat 301 A, Kush apartment, Rukanpura, Beli road, Police Station - Rukanpura, District- Patna State - Bihar PIN - 800014.

97. Purushottam Kumar, Son of Madan Mohan Prasad, Resident of Islampur Police Station - Islampur, District- Nalanda, State - Bihar PIN - 801303.

98. Vikash Kumar, Son of Ganga Vishun Paswan, Resident of Hilsa, Police Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025 Station - Hilsa, District- Nalanda, State - Bihar PIN - 801302.

99. Gayanendra Kumar Jha Son of Ram nandan Jha, Resident of ward no. 4, Bihari, Basukibihari Police station - Madhwapur, District- Madhubani, State - Bihar PIN - 847305. 100 . Srikrishna Ram, Son of Babulal Ram, Resident of Piuni Bagh Bettiah, ward no. 32, Bettiah, Police Station - Bettiah, District- West champaran State - Bihar, PIN - 845438. 101 . Sunil Kumar, Son of Ramakant Das, Resident of Sadhpur, Police Station - Sadhpur, District- Saran, State - Bihar PIN - 841415. ... ... Petitioner/s

5. Versus The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. The Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. The Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. The Additional Chief Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Department, Government of Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the Respondent/s : Mr. Y. V. Giri, Sr. Advocate Mr. Devashish Giri, Advocate Mr. P.K. Shahi, Advocate General Mr. Vikas Kumar, AC to A.G. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY CAV JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 21-02-2025 Heard Mr. Y.V. Giri, learned Senior Advocate for the petitioners and Mr. P.K. Shahi, learned Advocate General for the State. Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025

2. The writ petitioners, all of whom are Block Panchayati Raj Officers (hereinafter called as ‘BPROs’) including the promotees to the post from Panchayat Secretaries have called in question the Bihar Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act 2023 and have prayed that it be declared ultravires the Constitution for being violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India as also for there being complete arbitrariness in following the object behind such amendment whereby change has been made in Section 60(1) of the Panchayati Raj Act, making the Block Development Officers as Executive Officers of the Panchayat Samitis in place of Block Panchayat Raj Officers. The further challenge is to the notification of the Panchayati Raj Department of assigning the supportive role to Block Panchayati Raj Officer.

3. The Amendment Bill of 2023 was passed by the State legislature which received its assent from the Governor on 16.11.2023. Whereafter it was gazetted on 17.11.2023. The BDOs have thus been made the Executive Officers of the Panchayat Samitis. Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025

4. The challenge to the notification is on the ground that such amendment suffers from the vice of arbitrariness in removing BPROs from the post of Executive Officers of Panchayat Samiti without any cogent, reasonable or justified grounds and being contrary to the spirit and objective of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 as also the Bihar Panchayati Raj Act, 2006.

5. The object behind the amendment of 2023 viz. for better coordination of works in Panchayat Samiti and effective monitoring of schemes at the Block level, ensuring that the work of Panchayat Samiti is executed properly and expeditiously, is merely an eye-wash.

6. There already exists a Block Level Program Implementation Committee constituted vide resolution of the Cabinet Secretariat Department, Government of Bihar for better implementation and monitoring of different schemes with clear demarcation of duties and responsibilities of the Block Level Program Implementation Committee. There is also a Block Level Coordination Committee for better coordination and monitoring of schemes. Thus the change by Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025 removing BPROs and bringing in Block Development Officers to perform as Executive Officers was not necessary.

7. While challenging such replacement of Block Development Officers with BPROs, the writ petitioners have argued that section 60(1) in its original form only required that an officer not below the rank of Deputy Collector be appointed as the Executive Officer of the Panchayat Samiti. This was changed in 2010 with the amendment in section 60 (1), making the Block Development Officers as Executive Officers of the Panchayat Samitis. In the year 2021, the Bihar Panchayati Raj Amendment Bill 2021 was presented before the Bihar Legislative Assembly providing that BPROs be made the Executive Officer. It was discussed in the floor of the Legislative Assembly that the Block Development Officers are already burdened with excessive work and their being replaced by BPROs would only be conducive for the efficient functioning of the Samiti. Thus, Bihar Panchayati Raj Amendment Act, 2021 was passed on 09.08.2021 with BPROs as the Executive Officers. Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025

8. Without there being any emergent necessity, the Amendment Act of 2023 has been brought about, ignoring the hard reality that Block Development Officers are otherwise overburdened and spend less time on Panchayat work. No data or figure appears to have been taken into account for taking such a decision.

9. The further argument is that the powers and functions of the Executive Officer of a Panchayat Samiti under Sections 50, 51 and 61 of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act necessitate that the cadre of BPROs should be entrusted with the task of Executive Officers. The other ground raised on behalf of the petitioner is that the Rural Development Department is the controlling department of the Block Development Officers and the vision of the department is to have a sustainable and inclusive development of rural household of Bihar through a multi- pronged strategy for eradication of poverty by promoting livelihood opportunities, providing social safety and developing infrastructure for growth. Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025

10. On the contrary, the Panchayati Raj Department which is the controlling department of BPROs has been created by the Government with the vision of decentralization which is one of the main objectives of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992.

11. The Bihar Panchayati Raj Officers, it has been asserted, are officers of a separate cadre and are governed by the Bihar Panchayat Service Rules, 2010. The post of BPRO is the first basic post. 75% of the Bihar Panchayati Raj Officers posts are filled with direct recruitment and, therefore, they are younger and more energetic than the Block Development Officers.

12. The writ petitioners have also called in question the notification of the Government dated 15.12.2023 contained in Memo No. 15836, allocating the supportive role of the petitioners on the ground of same being based on no reason whatsoever.

13. The aforenoted contentions have been repelled by the learned Advocate General, who has argued that the Amendment Act of 2023 has not been questioned on the Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025 competence of the Bihar Legislature to bring about such an amendment in the Act. No malafides could be read in the enactment for the reason that for about good 10 to 11 years, Block Development Officers were made the Executive Officers of the Panchayat Samiti but only in 2021, BPROs were made the Executive Officers.

14. On the issue of such a sudden change in the mindset and replacing BPROs with Block Development Officers, the contention of the State is that if the Act passes the muster of the competence to enact; is not violative of any fundamental rights or of any law; or is not arbitrary, then there is no reason to lift the veil by the Courts and see the reason for bringing the amendment.

15. The only obvious reason which could be inferred would be that since effective functioning of the Panchayat Samiti is necessary, therefore, an officer of the superior rank like Block Development Officers was thought to be made the Executive Officers in place of BPROs, who are non-gazetted officers. Patna High Court CWJC No.7584 of 2024 dt. 21-02-2025

16. We have also taken into account that the Bihar Panchayati Raj Officers have not been rendered jobless but have been assigned specific role in the effective functioning of the Panchayat.

17. That apart, since the basic grounds on which the vires of an Act could be challenged are missing in the contention of the petitioners, we have no option but to reject it and uphold the constitutionality of amendment Act of 2023.

18. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. (Ashutosh Kumar, ACJ) I agree (Partha Sarthy, J) (Partha Sarthy, J) krishna/- AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date Transmission Date NAFR 13.02.2025 21.02.2025 21.02.2025