IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11416 of 2026 ====================================================== Tahir Akhatar S/o Md. Majeed, resident of village- Amar Chattauni, Ward No.10, P.S-Chhatauni, District-East Champaran at present posted as Dafadar, Circle Office- Sadar Motihari, East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran. 2. The Incharge Officer, District General Section, Collectorate, East Champaran, Motihari. 3. The Circle Officer, Sadar Motihari, East Champaran. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar No. III, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Md. Irshad, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 07-08-2026 Heard Mr. Sunil Kumar No. III, learned Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Md. Irshad, learned Advocate for the State. 2. The petitioner has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents, especially respondent no. 1 to transfer/absorb the services of the petitioner from the post of Dafadar to the post of Lower Division Clerk in view of Rule 56 of the Bihar Service Code, as both the posts are Group-C posts under pay Level-2 scale having equal pay scale. 3. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted Patna High Court CWJC No.11416 of 2026 dt.07-08-2026 2/3 that the petitioner was initially appointed on the post of Chowkidar in the year 2008 and subsequently he was promoted to the post of Dafadar by virtue of the office order issued by the respondent no. 1 vide Memo No. 195 dated 19.01.2024. Considering the subsequent development in the Bihar Chowkidar Cadre Rules, 2006, besides the notification issued by the Government of Bihar in the Department of General Administration under notification dated 23.03.2011 as well as the notification dated 18.12.2017 whereby the State Government has made certain amendment in the Bihar Collectorate Clerical Cadre (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2011, the petitioner has filed a detailed representation in the office of the respondent no. 1 for redressal of the grievance as sought for in the present writ petition, however, no action has been taken. Thus, the present writ petition. 4. Learned Advocate for the State fairly submitted that since the petitioner has already approached before the concerned authority, who shall look in the matter and take appropriate decision. 5. Having considered the submissions advanced by the learned Advocate for the respective parties and taking note Patna High Court CWJC No.11416 of 2026 dt.07-08-2026 3/3 of the limited grievance of the petitioner, as also the fact that for redressal of the same, the petitioner has already approached the District Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari by filing a detailed representation dated 15.06.2026, the copy of which has been placed as Annexure 6 to the writ petition, this Court deems it apt and proper to dispose off the present writ petition with a direction to the District Magistrate, East Champaran to consider the representation referred herein above and bring to its logical conclusion, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of the copy of this order. siddharth/- (Harish Kumar, J) AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 10.08.2026 Transmission Date NA