Patna High Court
Pramod KumarversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- PARTHA SARTHY
Holding
The application was dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Pramod Kumar, a Steno Sub Inspector in the Bihar Police, filed a writ application seeking a direction to have his name added to the State Seniority List of Police Sub Inspectors after his conversion to that cadre, with retrospective effect, and to be considered for promotion to Inspector of Police along with all consequential benefits. He also prayed for any other reliefs he might be entitled to. The respondent authorities, including the State of Bihar and senior police officials, were impleaded. The petitioner's counsel, Mr. Binod Kumar, subsequently sought permission to withdraw the application. The Court, after considering the request to withdraw, dismissed the application as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the petition were adjudicated.
Issues considered
- What reliefs, if any, could be granted to the petitioner regarding inclusion in the seniority list and promotion after conversion to Police Sub Inspector?
Subjects
- seniority list
- promotion
- police service
- withdrawal of application
- writ jurisdiction
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 2128 of 2017
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Pramod Kumar Son of Ramdutta Sharma, Resident of village - Neema, Police
Station Dhanarua, District - Patna, Presently Posted as Steno Sub Inspector,
Special Branch, Bihar, Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. The Additional Director General of Police Head Quarter , Bihar, Patna
3. The Addition al Director General of Police Special Branch , Bihar, Patna
4. The Inspector General of Police Head Quarter , Bihar, Patna
5. Amrendra Kumar, Sub Inspector Presently Reader to Inspector General
Presently Posted at Old Secret
6. Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Reader C/o Inspector General Operation , Old
Secretariat, Bihar, Patna State
7. Krishna Kumar Singh, Sub Inspector of Police, Presently Posted at Human
Right Commission Patna Stat
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binod Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Nadeem Seraj- GP5
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL ORDER
6 19-01-2026 1. The petitioner has filed the instant application for
the following reliefs:
“(i) For issuance of direction to respondent
authority for adding his name of petitioner in
State Seniority list of Police Sub Inspector after
Conversion from Steno Police Sub Inspector to
Police Sub Inspector Cadre with retrospective
effect.
(ii) For issuance of direction to concerned
respondent that after adding his name in State
Seniority List name be considered for promotion
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on this post of Inspector of Police like other
similar/junior persons.
(iii) For issuance of direction to respondent to
grant him promotion with all consequential
benefits arising out of this same.
(iv) Petitioner also prays for any other relief(s)
for which he is found entitled in facts and
circumstances of this case.”
2. Mr. Binod Kumar learned counsel for the petitioner
seeks permission to withdraw this application.
3. This application is dismissed as withdrawn.
(Partha Sarthy, J)
Bibhash
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