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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2156 of 2019 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1755 of 2019 ======================================================
1. Narendra Tiwari Son of Sri Ramakant Tiwari R/o Village-Jamuhara, P.S.- Tilathu, District-Rohtas
2. Shaukat Ansari S/o Hadish Ansari R/o Village-Jamuhara, P.S.-Tilathu, District-Rohtas
3. Bharat Thakur S/o Late Karmu Thakur R/o Village-Jamuhara, P.S.-Tilathu, District-Rohtas
4. Umesh Kumar Singh S/o Late Ram Vilash Singh R/o Village-Indrapuri, P.S.- Tilathu, District-Rohtas
5. Akhilesh Singh S/o Late Ram Narayan Singh R/o Village-Indrapuri, P.S.- Tilathu, District-Rohtas
6. Sunil Prasad S/o Late Lakshman Prasad R/o Village-Indrapuri, P.S.- Indrapuri, District-Rohtas
7. Karmdeo Sah S/o Late Fitu Sah R/o Village-Jamuhara, P.S.-Tilathu, District- Rohtas
8. Anup Ram S/o Late Ramashish Ram R/o Village-Indrapuri, P.S.-Tilathu, District-Rohtas
9. Harinandan Ram S/o Late Sheo Prasad Ram R/o Village-Indrapuri, P.S.- Tilathu, District-Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s Versus
1. Sri Arun Kumar Singh name of father not known to petitioners the Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Sinchai Bhawan, Patna
2. Sri Rameshwar Choudhary name of father not known to petitioners the Chief Engineer, Sinchai Srijan, Water Resources Department, Dehri, District-Rohtas
3. Sri R. Prasad name of father not known to petitioners the Superintending Engineer, Sone Modernization Circle, Dehri
4. Sri Ram Binoy Sinha name of father not known to petitioners the Executive Engineer, Sone Barrage Division, Indrapuri, District-Rohtas
5. Sri Rakesh Singh name of father not known to petitioners the Sub-Division Officer, Barrage-cum-Electrical, Sub Division, Camp at Indrapuri ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anjani Kumar, A.A.G.4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR
Patna High Court MJC No.2156 of 2019(3) dt.01-05-2026 2/3 ORAL ORDER 3 01-05-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. The present contempt petition has been filed for non-compliance of order dated 01.02.2019, passed in C.W.J.C. No.1755 of 2019, whereby the writ petition was disposed of by observing that no direction could be given for absorption/regularization of the petitioners in service, notwithstanding the length of time that they have served the government as daily-wagers.
Nonetheless, on the issue of parity of pay, the petitioners are permitted to make a representation before Respondent No.2 within a period of three weeks from today along with a copy of this order and on receipt of such representation, the Respondent No.2 shall dispose it off by taking a decision in that regard within a period of six weeks thereafter. 3. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite parties by referring to the show-cause filed on behalf of the opposite party no.4, on 07.08.2019, submits that in compliance of the order dated 01.02.2019, passed in C.W.J.C. No.1755 of 2019, the claim of the petitioner has been rejected vide Memo No.1050, dated 15.06.2019, issued under the signature of the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Dehri. Patna High Court MJC No.2156 of 2019(3) dt.01-05-2026 3/3
4. This Court finds that the order dated 01.02.2019, passed in C.W.J.C. No.1755 of 2019 has been complied with and no contempt is made out. Accordingly, the present contempt petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners that if, so advised, they can challenge the order contained in Memo No.1050, dated 15.06.2019, issued under the signature of the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Dehri in an appropriate proceeding. Sanjay/- (Ritesh Kumar, J.) U