IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8579 of 2026 ====================================================== 1. Ashok Kumar Sah S/o Ghanshyam Narayan Sah, Resident of Village. Hafla- ganj, P.O.- Sirnia, District- Katihar. 2. Md. Zuber Alam, S/o Sk Gyasuddin, R/o Village- Kauamari Tola Sonapur, P.O.- Jhaua, District-Katihar. 3. Md. Nazar Touhid, S/o Md. Dilwar Azam, Resident of Bhaisbandha, P.O.- Kueum, P.S.- Balia, District- Katihar. 4. Ram Prasad Yadav, S/o Late Kishan Yadav, Resident of Village- Ratanpur, Bhaya Tharbitia, PO.-Kishanpur, District- Supaul. 5. Dilip Kumar Rajak, S/o Satish Chandra Rajak, Resident of Village and P.O.- Azamnagar, Bhaya-Salmari, P.S.- Azamnagar, District- Katihar. 6. Kamla Kumari, D/o Late Mahendra Prasad Singh, Resident of Village- Gorauli, P.O.- Mahua, District- Gopalganj. 7. Ram Lagan Ray, S/o Babu Lal Ray, Resident of Village- Bingama, P.O.- Jalalpur, District-Samastipur. 8. Kalawati Devi, D/o Kisuni Ram, R/o Village- Nawalpur, P.O.- Barhariya, District- Siwan. 9. Rita Kumari, D/o Dashrath Mandal, R/o Village- Sirai, P.O. - Bounsi, Dis- trict- Banka. 10. Ranju Sharma, D/o Yogendra Sharma, R/o Village and P.O.- Rahua, P.S.- Warisnagar, District-Samastipur. 11. Tara Kumari, D/o Srinath Prasad, R/o Village- Gandhar Math, P.O.- Band- huganj, District- Jehanabad. 12. Kumari Asha, D/o Kusheshwar Prasad Chaurasiya, R/o Mohalla- Chaurasiya Market, Bahadurpur, Samastipur. 13. Surendra Jha, S/o Late Janardan Jha, R/o Village- and P.O.- Mirnagar, Dis- trict- Nalanda. 14. Ram Pratap Prasad Singh, S/o Keshav Prasad Singh, R/o Village Jagjiwan- pur, P.O.- Subhanpur Sarmera, District- Nalanda. 15. Mira Kumari, D/o Maheshwar Pandit, R/o Village- Matihani, Belhar, Dis- trict- Banka. 16. Harendra Kumar, S/o Bangali Raut, R/o Village- Lagunia, P.O.- Balua, Dis- trict- East Champaran. 17. Dharmashila Kumari, DJamun Mahto, R/o Village- Salkhani, P.O.- Dals- inghsarai, District- Samastipur. 18. Md. Shakil Amad, S/o Shek Jamaluddin, R/o Village- Phudkipur, P.O.- Ni- maul Hat, District-Katihar. 19. Raj Kishore Yadav, S/o Tej Narayan Yadav, R/o Village- Lilabaran, P.O.- Aouria, P.S.- Barahat, District- Banka. 20. Md. Matiur Rahman, S/o Abdur Rashid, R/o Village- Alhanda, P.O.- Baghwa, P.S.- Balia Belown District- Katihar. Patna High Court CWJC No.8579 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 2/5 21. Pitambar Yadav, S/o Dhaneshwar Yadav, R/o Village- Jhitka, P.O.- Rah- mandih, District- Banka. 22. Manju Kumari, D/o Lallan Singh, R/o Village- Pyarepur, P.O.- Barauli, Dis- trict- Gopalganj. 23. Noor Jahan, D/o Md. Isha, R/o Village-Balhan, P.O.- Bishunpura Bazar, Dis- trict- Gopalganj. 24. Tabassum Ara, D/o Md. Ali Akbar, R/o Village- Jafar Tola, P.O. Barauli, District- Gopalganj. 25. Sumitra Kumari, D/o Sukhdeo Sahu, R/o Village and P.O.- Kariyot, District- Madhubani. 26. Pradip Mandal, S/o Chaturbhuj Mandal, R/o Village- Babhangama, P.O.- Sondiha Babhangam, P.S.- Barahat, District- Banka. 27. Subodh Yadav, S/o Jagdish Prasad Yadav, R/o Village- Makhanpur, P.O.- Narayanpur, P.S.-Barahat, District- Banka. 28. Pramod Kumar Yadav, S/o Sushil Prasad Yadav, R/o Village- Kishanpur, P.O.- Jotha, P.S.- Rajoun, District- Banka. 29. Pramod Harijan, S/o Gopal Harijan, R/o Village- Babhangama, P.O.- Sondiha, P.S. Sondiha Babhangama, District- Banka. 30. Saidur Rahman, S/o Abdul Haque, R/o Village- Raniganj, P.O.- Sonali, P.S.- Kadwa, District- Katihar. 31. Suman Kumari, D/o Shivakant Singh, R/o village and P.O.- Pakra, P.S.- Naugachia, District- Bhagalpur. 32. Dhanik Lal Sahu, S/o Banshilal Sahu, R/o Village- Bhajnaha, P.O.- Basaniya, P.S.- Laukaha, District-Madhubani. 33. Rameshwar Yadav, S/o Kamal Narayan Yadav, R/o Village Dhausahi, P.O.- Siswabarhi, District- Madhubani. 34. Md. Abrarul Haque, S/o Haji Raisuddin, R/o Village.- Alhanda, P.O.- Baghwa, P.S.- Balia Belown, District- Katihar. 35. Dilip Kumar Gupta, S/o Arjun Prasad Gupta, R/o Village- Balaha, P.O.- Narayanpur, District-Bhagalpur. 36. Lila Sinha, D/o Akhileshwar Prasad Sinha, R/o Village- Bharkuiyan, P.O.- Barauli, District-Gopalganj. 37. Md. Serajuddin, S/o Md. Yunus, R/o Village- Dhokardah, P.O.- Hasanganj, District- Katihar. 38. Ghulam Rabbani, S/o Md. Zainuddin Ahmad, R/o Village Charkhora, P.O, Chhaghora, P.S.-Abadpur, District- Katihar. 39. Sajjan Kumar Choudhary, S/o Mishri Choudhary, R/o Village- Mouzmabad, P.O.- Narayanpur, District- Bhagalpur. 40. Ram Prasad Ram, S/o Raj Nath Ram R/o Village- Chandrabhanpur, P.O.- Panapur, P.S.- Karghar, District- Rohtas. 41. Narendra Kumar Chaturvedi, Satya Dev Choubey, R/o Village and P.O.- Semrao, P.S.- Charpokhari, District- Bhojpur. 42. Md. Islam, S/o Isamuddin, R.o Village Chhitauli Kalan, P.O.- Laxmiganj, Patna High Court CWJC No.8579 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 3/5 P.S. Goriyakothi, District Siwan. 43. Md Faiyaz Alam, S/o Md Masiur Rahman, R/o Village- Chilhania, Ward No. 10, Pokhar ke Pass, P.O.- Bagnagar, District Araria. 44. Shaukat Ali, S/o Abdul Manan, R/o Village and P.O.- Bishanpur, District- Katihar. 45. Rajesh Kumar, S/o Ramkrishn Chaudhary, R/o Village Navtoliya Narayan- pur, P.O.-Narayanpur, P.S.- Bhawanipur, District- Bhagalpur. 46. Pranita Rani Das, D/o Stephan Das, R/o Mission Compound (Ward No. 33), P.O. and P.S. Saharsa, District- Saharsa. 47. Indradeo Chaurwar, S/o Late Ramlakhan Chaurwar, R/o Village- Khairamat(K), P.O.- Bela, P.S.- Jaynagar, District- Madhubani. 48. Amita Kuldeep, D/o H.D. Kuldeep W/o Lalji Kumar, R/o Village- Indaur (Tola), P.O.- Indaur, P.S. Dinara, District- Rohtas. 49. Manju Kumari, W/o Shiv Shankar Bidyarthi, R/o Barorah, P.O.- Tineri, Dis- trict- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Educa- tion, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Deputy Director, Primary Education, Department of Education, Govern- ment of Bihar, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umesh Kumar For the Respondent/s : Government Advocate (10) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 23-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- (i) For directing the respondents to extent and grant of the same benefits such as seniority, annual increments, ACP, etc. to the Patna High Court CWJC No.8579 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 4/5 petitioners (serving/ officiating or superannuated) as has been extended to the similarly situated employees who were appointed earlier pursuant to the same advertisement and panel though the petitioners appointed belatedly due to action/ inaction on the part of the respondent authorities. (ii) For commanding the respondents to extend all the benefits to the petitioners as aforesaid by notionally, before joining and actually after joining with effect from the date the employees admittedly junior to the petitioners joined and received. (iii) For holding that unequal treatment to equally situated employees in the matter of salary, annual increments, ACP and other benefits would amount to denial of right to equally enshrined at Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. (iv) Any other relief to which the petitioner is found entitled to in the eye of law. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the issues have already been settled by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Balwant Singh Narwal & Ors. v. State of Haryana & Ors., (2008) 7 SCC 728, and that the petitioners’ case is also covered by the judgment of this Court in CWJC No. 15663 of 2022 (Santosh Kumar & Ors. vs. State of Bihar & Ors.). The authorities may therefore be directed to adjudicate the claims of the petitioners, for which representations have already been filed. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State Patna High Court CWJC No.8579 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 5/5 does not dispute the factual position and submits that the petitioners may be directed to file individual representations, providing details of their service profile along with supportive materials for adjudication of their claims. 5. Considering the above, the petitioners are directed to file their individual representations before the competent authority, along with all supportive documents and the judgment relied upon by them (Annexure-P/2), within four weeks from today. On receipt thereof, the authorities are obliged to adjudicate the claims of the petitioners by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a further period of eight weeks. The benefits to which the petitioners are entitled shall also be extended within the same period. 6. Accordingly, the instant writ application stands disposed of. shikha/- (Ajit Kumar, J) U