Rajeev Ranjan v. The State of Bihar, through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department
MJC/173/2026 · 2026-07-10
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.173 of 2026 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7704 of 2025 ======================================================
1. Rajeev Ranjan S/o Mahesh Prasad Sharma, R/o Village and P.O. Maheshadih, P.S. - Banka, District Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Kajhiya, Block Banka, District - Banka. 2. Avdhas Kumar Mandal, S/o Krishnadev Mandal, R/o Village Dubouni, P.O. Rajpur, P.S. Amarpur, District Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Faga, Block - Bausi, District - Banka. 3. Arti Prabha, D/o Ran Vijay Kumar Singh, W/o Awinash Kumar, R/o Village- Milki, P.O. - Gangata More, P.S. Haweli Khadagpur, District - Munger, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Faga, Block-Bausi, District - Banka. 4. Satya Ranjan Das, S/o Dhaneshwar Das, R/o Village Pasiya, P.O. Sangrampur, P.S. - Belhar, District - Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Pasiya, Block - Belhar, District - Banka. 5. Neelam Bharti, D/o Narayan Hariom, W/o Ram Narayan Bhaskar, R/o Village - Khaddi, P.O. - Vijayhat, P.S. - Barahat, District Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Middle School, Bhorsar, Block Katoriya, District Banka. 6. Md. Shahanwaz Alam, S/o Md. Salamat Husain, R/o Village - Bidaydih, P.O. and P.S. and District - Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Rajkiya Buniyadi School, Chilkavar, Block Rajoun, District - Banka. 7. Nishant Kumar, S/o Mahendra Prasad Sinha, R/o Village Babu Tola Amarpur Road, Banka, P.O. and P.S.and District - Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Middle School, Bhitiya, Block Fullidumar, District Banka. 8. Murari Kumar, S/o Raj Kumar Mandal, R/o At Krishna Bazar, Havali, Kharagpur, District Munger, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Newly Created Primary School, Koyalijor, Block Belhar, District Banka. 9. Suraj Kumar, S/o Kalyug Mandal, R/o Village Karanpur, P.O. and P.S.Shambhuganj, District Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Middle School, Beldiha, Block Belhar, District - Banka. 10. Neha Kumari, D/o Ajay Kumar Verma, R/o Village Hirambi, P.O. - Hirambi P.S. - Dhoraiya, District - Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Primary School, Jagay, Block Banka, District Banka. 11.
Sneh Priyadarshi, S/o Amrendra Prabhakar, R/o Village P.O Pathra, P.S. -Barahat, District Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Narathari, Block Fullidumar, District - Banka. 12. Jaya Mishra, D/o Pramod Kumar Mishra, W/o Niraj Kumar Jha, R/o Village Babu Tola Banka, P.O. and P.S. and Banka, District - Banka, at present
Patna High Court MJC No.173 of 2026(3) dt.10-07-2026 2/7 working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Rajpur, Block Amarpur, District Banka. 13. Murli Manohar Prasad, S/o Kuldip Narayan Pndit, R/o Village Dasua, P.O. Khesar, P.S. Belhar, District Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Middle School, Samta, Block Fullidumar, District - Banka. 14. Shiv Kumar Choudhary, S/o Amrendra Prasad Choudhary, R/o Village Jagatpur, P.O. and P.S. District Banka, at present working an Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Bora, Block - Chandan, District Banka. 15. Praveen Singh, S/o Nageshwar Prasad Singh, R/o Village Muradpur, P.O. Bamdeo, P.S. Rajoun, District Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Rajkiya Middle School, Chandadih, Block Dhoraiya, District Banka. 16. Aman Kumar, S/o Bipin Bihari Choudhary, R/o Village P.O. Rajoun, P.S. -Rajoun, District Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Durgapur, Block - Bausi, District - Banka. 17. Uday Kumar, S/o Kapildeo Rajak, R/o At Sachidanand Nagar, Hawai Adda, Jagdishpur, District - Bhagalpur, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Durgapur, Block - Bausi, District - Banka. 18. Pankaj Kumar, S/o Bhuvneshwar Yadav, R/o Village Mahadeva, P.O. and P.S. Variyarpur, District - Munger, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Jhalar, Block Bausi, District - Banka. 19. Lalchand Yadav, S/o Bhola Prasad Yadav, R/o Village and P.O. Bhurbhuri, P.S. Bausi, District Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Primary School, Dhovarna, Block Bausi, District Banka. 20.
Sandeep Kumar Gupta, S/o Binod Prasad Sah, R/o Village Jaipur, P.O. and P.S. Jajpur, District Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Newly Created Primary School, Udalkhut, Block Katoria, District Banka. 21. Mukesh Kumar Singh, S/o Dwijendra Prasad Singh, R/o Village - Pithdauri, P.O. and P.S. Sultanganj, District Bhagalpur, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Pachrukhi, Block Belhar, District Banka. 22. Amit Kumar, S/o Late Awdhesh Kumar Singh, R/o Village - Kokra Khas, P.O.- Belbadda, P.S. Balbada, District Godda, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Kalothar, Block Katoriya, District Banka. 23. Praween Kumar Jha, S/o Chiranjibi Prasad Jha, R/o Village - Babu Tola, Banka, Ward No 15, Behind Cooperative Bank, Near Dr. C.S. Das, P.S. Banka, District - Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Primary School, Vishwakarma Dhouri, Block - Belhar, District - Banka. 24. Pravin Kumar, S/o Arvind Kumar Yadav, R/o Village - Bishouni, P.O. - Gangapur, 24. P.S. Sultanganj, District Bhagalpur, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Primary School, Vishwakarma Dhouri, Block - Belhar, District -Banka. 25. Amresh Kumar, S/o Chandeshwari Yadav, R/o Village Bhandar, P.O.
Patna High Court MJC No.173 of 2026(3) dt.10-07-2026 3/7 Khapra, P.S. Tetiya Bambar, District Munger, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Primary School, Vishwakarma Dhouri, Block Belhar, District Banka. 26. Sangita Kumari, D/o Anil Pandit, W/o Raj Kumar, R/o Village Bara, P.O. Belhar, P.S. Belhar, District Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Middle School, Sahebganj, Block Belhar, District - Banka. 27. Sanjeev Kumar, S/o Ram Bilash Yadav, R/o Village Banbariya, P.O. Shyam Bazar, P.S. - Bausi, District - Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Sarauni, Block Bausi, District - Banka. 28. Ratnakar Kumar Dinkar, S/o Shyam Kishore Mishra, R/o Village Delatoli Kokar, P.O. Bariatu, P.S. Sadar Ranchi, District Ranchi, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Budhighat, Block Katoria, District - Banka. 29.
Rajnish Kumar, S/o Makeshwar Mandal, R/o Village Balarpur, P.O. Kunouni, P.S. and District - Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Gorha, Block Katoriya, District Banka. 30. Prabhakar Kumar, S/o Umakant Mandal, R/o Village P.O. Barahouna, P.S. - Barahat, District - Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Baidachak, Block - Barahat, District - Banka. 31. Sumit Kumar, S/o Balbhadra Kanti, R/o Village- Saijpur, P.O.- Samukhioya More, P.S. and District- Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Newly Created Primary School, Balarpur, Pasi Tola, Block- Banka, District- Banka. 32. Soni Kumari, D/o Panchanan Thakur, R/o At-121 Main Road, Dr. Sarkar Ki Gali Mai, Rajendra Nagar, Godda, District Jharkhand, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Aurawari, Block - Barahat, District - Banka. 33. Ranju Yadav, D/o Chandra Moleshwar Yadav, W/o Gunjesh Kumar Gunjan, R/o Village Butaruadih, P.O. and P.S. Mohanpur, Chakarmain, District - Deoghar, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Primary School, Mohani, Block Barahat, District - Banka. 34. Goverdhan Pandit, S/o Dashrath Pandit, R/o Village and P.O. Tengra, P.S. Belhar, District Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Newly Created Primary School, Tetaria, Block Fullidumar, District -Banka. 35. Moni Kumari, D/o Subodh Bhagat, W/o Mrinal Chandan, R/o Village and P.O. and P.S. -Belhar, District - Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Primary School, Mathura, Block - Belhar, District - Banka. 36. Amit Kumar Anshu, S/o Vivekanand Yadav, R/o Village Dakra Satkhajuriya, P.O. Herudiyara, P.S. Nayaramnagar, District Munger, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Primary School, Khasadhola, Block Fullidumar, District - Banka. 37. Balmiki Kumar, S/o Atbari Tanti, R/o Village Nayachhawni, P.O. and P.S.
Patna High Court MJC No.173 of 2026(3) dt.10-07-2026 4/7 Bariarpur, District Munger, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Jhajha, Block - Fullidumar, District - Banka. 38.
Vishwajeet Kumar Azad, S/o Umesh Prasad Yadav, R/o Village P.O. P.S. Fullidumar, District Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Newly Created Primary School, Dhodri, Block - Fullidumar, District -Banka. 39. Abinash Kumar, S/o Maheshwari Pandit, R/o Village Khajuri, P.O. - Teliya Naugay, P.S. - Fullidumar, District Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Primary 11 School, Itwa, Block Fullidumar, District - Banka. 40. Rani Indira, D/o Pandit Jayanti, W/o Ravindra Kumar Pandit, R/o Village - Tola Nimiya, P.O. Nimiya P.S. Belhar, District - Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Navi Bandh, Block Belhar, District Banka. 41. Ravi Shekhar Azad, S/o Maheshnand Tiwari, R/o Village and P.O. and P.S. Belhar, District Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Middle School, Sahabganj, Block Belhar, District - Banka. 42. Sujita Roy, D/o Om Prakash Yadav, W/o Harihar Prasad Yadav, R/o Village Nardah, P.O. Kamdeodih, P.S. Katoriya, District -Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Newly Created Primary School, Nilkothi, Block Chandan, District - Banka. 43. Shiwsharan Kumar, S/o Jaldhar Yadav, R/o Village - Bhitthi, P.O. - Pararia, P.S. -Shambhuganj, District - Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Middle School, Sevagram Mohanpur, Block - Shambhuganj, District - Banka. 44. Ganesh Kumar, S/o Teknarayan Yadav, R/o Village Baliyamahara, P.S. and District Nawapahri, P.O. Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Newly Created Primary School, Mathura, Block Chandan, District Banka. 45. Bijay Kumar, S/o Upendra Yadav, R/o Village Bhimsen, P.O. Mokduma, P.S. Amarpur, District - Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Karanpur, Block - Sambhuganj, District - Banka. 46. Nitesh Kumar, S/o Anil Kumar Singh, R/o Village and P.O. Pakariya, P.S. Sambhuganj, District Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Primary School, Etwa, Block Sambhuganj, District - Banka. 47. Hena Praveen, D/o Md. Imamuddin, W/o Md.
Mashkoor Alam, R/o Village Aliganj Salik Road Banka, P.O. -Banka, P.S. - Banka, District - Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Jhirwa, Block Banka, District - Banka. 48. Md. Mashkoor Alam, S/o Mohammad Serajuddin, R/o Village Tetaria, P.O. -Rahmandih, P.S. Dhoraiya, District Banka, at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Chutiya, Block District Banka. Banka. 49. Visheshwar Kumar, S/o Sundar Singh, R/o Village Bajnathpur, P.O. and P.S. and District Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government
Patna High Court MJC No.173 of 2026(3) dt.10-07-2026 5/7 Newly Created Primary School, Bholkibandh, Block Banka, District - Banka. 50. Chandan Bharati, S/o Tapeshwasr Modi, R/o Village - Rajawara, P.O - Katoria P.S. Katoriya, District - Banka, at present working as Panchayat Teacher at Government Primary School, Kataun, Block Chandan, District - Banka. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus
1. The State of Bihar, through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Education Officer, Banka, District- Banka. 4. The District Programme Officer, Establishment (Education), Banka, District- Banka. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mrityunjay Kumar, Adv. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. Shivam Kumari, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Government Pleader 6 ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 10-07-2026 Learned Advocate for the respective parties are present. 2. In view of the submissions advanced by learned Advocate for the petitioners that the present petition is filed for modification of the order dated 02.09.2025 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 7704 of 2025, the defect as pointed out by the stamp reporter stands ignored. 3. Learned Advocate for the petitioner contended that though the writ petition came to be disposed off vide order dated 02.09.2025 with a direction to the respondent no. 2, the Director, Primary Education, Education Department,
Patna High Court MJC No.173 of 2026(3) dt.10-07-2026 6/7 Government of Bihar, Patna to consider the representation of the petitioners and dispose off in the light of the decisions referred hereinabove, within a period of eight weeks. However, on account of inadvertence, certain mistakes have occurred in the father’s name of the petitioner nos. 3 and 41; and further some error has occurred in the name of petitioner nos. 15 and 34, besides the mistakes in the school name and address of place of posting of petitioner no. 41 and, as such, the present modification application has been filed. 4. It is submitted that the name of the petitioner no. 15 has wrongly been mentioned as “Praveen Singh” instead of
“Praveen Kumar Singh”, whereas the name of petitioner no. 34 has been mentioned as “Governdhan Pandit” instead of
“Goverdhan Pandit”. Similarly, the father’s name of the petitioner no. 3 is mentioned as “Ran Vijay Kumar Singh” instead of “Ran Bijay Kumar Singh” and the father’s name of the petitioner no. 41 has wrongly been mentioned as
“Maheshnand Tiwari” instead of “Maheshanand Tiwari” and further petitioner no. 41 was working as Block Teacher at Government Middle School, Sahabganj, Block- Belhar, District- Banka, but it has been wrongly mentioned as “at present working as Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Karanpur, Block- Sambhuganj, District- Banka. Patna High Court MJC No.173 of 2026(3) dt.10-07-2026 7/7
5. Considering the submissions advanced by learned Advocate for the petitioners in presence of the learned Advocate for the State, the order dated 02.09.2025 stands modified to the extent indicated hereinabove. 6. Let the name of the petitioner no. 15 be read as
“Praveen Kumar Singh” in place of “Praveen Singh”; the name of petitioner no. 34 be read as “Goverdhan Pandit” in place of “Governdhan Pandit”.
Similarly, let father’s name of the petitioner no. 3 be read as“Ran Bijay Kumar Singh” in place of “Ran Vijay Kumar Singh” and the father’s name of the petitioner no. 41 be read as “Maheshanand Tiwari” in place of “Maheshnand Tiwari” and the post of petitioner no. 41 be read as Block Teacher at Government Middle School, Sahabganj, Block- Belhar, District- Banka, in place of “Block Teacher at Government Upgraded Middle School, Karanpur, Block- Sambhuganj, District- Banka.”
7. The present modification application stands
disposed off.
shivank/- (Harish Kumar, J) U