Avinash Ranjan v. The State of Bihar through Dr. S. Siddhartha, Principal Secretary,
MJC/1368/2025 · 2026-08-18
Rajiv Roy
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1368 of 2025 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1522 of 2019 ======================================================
1. Avinash Ranjan Son of Late Shyamdev Ram R/o Vill- Sareya, P.O. and Block-Hussainganj, P.S.- Hussainganj, Distt. Siwan, Presently Posted as Assistant Teacher, Upgraded Middle School, Chhajawa Balia, P.O. Balia, Distt. Siwan.
2. Manish Kumar Son of Late Ramlochan Rai R/o Vill- Nainpura, P.O. Nainpura. P.S. Pachrukhi, Distt.- Siwan. At the time of filing of the writ petition was posted as Assistant Teacher, Upgraded Middle School Sakra, Maharajganj, Distt. Siwan. Presently posted as Assistant Teacher in Govt. Middle School Ghorgahiyan, Anchal Pachrukhi, District - Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Dr. S. Siddhartha, Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna
2. Dr. S. Siddhartha, the Principal Secretary Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna
3. Mr. Sunil Kumar, the Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna
4. Smt. Sahila, the Director, Primary Education, Education Department, govt. of Bihar, Patna
5. Mr. Mukul Kumar Gupta, the District Magistrate, Siwan
6. Dr. Sanjay Kumar, the Regional Deputy Director of Education, Saran
7. Mr. Raghvendra Pratap Singh, the District Education Officer, Siwan
8. Mr. Awadhesh Kumar, the District Programme Officer (Establishment), Siwan ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Umesh Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Government Advocate -2 ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 3 18-08-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief(s)
"for initiation of contempt proceeding
Patna High Court MJC No.1368 of 2025(3) dt.18-08-2026 2/5 against the contemnors/opposite parties for their willful disobedience of the order dated 22.03.2024 passed in CWJC No.1522 of 2019."
3. The show cause filed on behalf of the opposite party no.08 records paragraphs 07 to 12 read as under:
7. that after receiving the representation alongwith order of this Hon'ble court the Regional Deputy Director of Education, Saran Division, Chapra has passed the order contained in memo no. 716 dated 14.6.2024 whereby directed the District Education officer, Siwan and District
Programme
officer (Establishment) Siwan to review the list in the light of order passed promotion by the Hon'ble High Court and orders of Director Primary Education, Bihar vide letter no. 218 dated 27.2.2023 and 590 dated 20.6.2023 (Annexure- P/3 of this
Patna High Court MJC No.1368 of 2025(3) dt.18-08-2026 3/5 petition);
8. that in compliance of order dated 11.3.2024 and 22.3.2024 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 1780 of of 2019 and C.W.J.C.No. 1522 and 2019 and other several order passed in different writ proceeding and departmental order contained in memo no. dated 716 14.6.2024 letter no. 218 dated 27.2.2023 and letter no. 590 dated 20.6.2023 as well as order passed in C.W.J.C.No.
1561
of
2016 (Raghvendra Sharma and ors) The District
Primary
Teacher Establishment (Promotion) committee, Siwan held its meeting and decision has on 29.8.2024 been taken to grant graduate trained pay scale (Grade D) and headmaster pay scale in Grade pay 4800. The committee further granted the benefit of MACP in view of resolution no. 1071 dated
Patna High Court MJC No.1368 of 2025(3) dt.18-08-2026 4/5 7.10.2021 and memo no. 1064 dated19.9.2022;
9. that in view of aforesaid decision the District Education Officer, Siwan issued order vide memo no. 451 dated 24.5.2025 in which the name of petitioner no. 2,3,4,5,6,10,12,15 and 16 has been placed at sl.no. 214, 193, 213, 222, 220, 221, 231, 216 and 230 respectively;
10. that similarly the Education Officer, District Siwan also issued
order vide memo no. 454 dated 24.5.2025 in which the name of petitioner no. 1, 7, 8 and 13 has been placed at sl.no. 105, 107, 106 and 103 respectively;
11. that similarly the District Education Officer, Siwan also issued
order vide memo no. 452 dated 24.5.2025 in which the name of petitioner no. 11 has been placed at
Patna High Court MJC No.1368 of 2025(3) dt.18-08-2026 5/5 sl.no. 366;
12. that it is petitioner no. filed stated 9 and application authorities that the 14 were before the with request to refuse for grant of promotion.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
order has been partly complied
5. Granting liberty to the petitioner to agitate the matter, if any grievance still remains, the present contempt petition stands disposed of.
Ravi/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U