Patna High Court
Anil Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- PARTHA SARTHY
Holding
The application was dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Anil Kumar Singh, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Departmental Promotion Committee to convene a review meeting for his promotion to Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, alleging negligence in the earlier promotion process. He also sought back salary and other consequential benefits if found fit for promotion. The petitioner’s counsel later sought permission to withdraw the application. The Court, after hearing, allowed the withdrawal and dismissed the petition as withdrawn. No substantive merits on the promotion claim were adjudicated.
Issues considered
- Whether the Court should issue a writ of mandamus directing the Departmental Promotion Committee to consider the petitioner’s promotion to Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police
Subjects
- promotion
- police
- mandamus
- departmental promotion committee
- writ petition
- withdrawal
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.852 of 2022
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Anil Kumar Singh Son of Rampukar Singh Resident of Village-Phurhuriya,
Cherki, Police Station- Praiya, District- Gaya, PIN-824237.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Additional Chief Secrtetary-Cum-Principal
Secretary, Department of Home, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Patna.
2. The Director General Of Police, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Patna.
3. The Director General Of Police (Head Quarter), Sardar Patel Bhawan, Patna.
4. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Koshi Range, Saharsa.
5. The Superintendent of Police, Saharsa.
6. The Central Selection Committee through Director General of Police Head
Quarter, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Patna.
7. The Zonal Council through Deputy Inspector General of Police, Koshi
Range, Saharsa.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Srishti Singh, Advocate
Mr. Sanjeev Ranjan, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sheo Shankar Prasad (SC-8)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL ORDER
4 18-03-2026 The petitioner has filed the instant application for the
following relief (s) :-
“I. For a writ order or direction in the
nature of mandamus, commanding the respondent
to a case convene Review Departmental
Promotion committee meeting of central selection
committee to consider the of the petitioner for
promotion to the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector
of Police on the basis of subsequent
recommendation as persons junior to the
petitioner and below in the seniority list has been
promoted against unreserved vacancies and the
Patna High Court CWJC No.852 of 2022(4) dt.18-03-2026
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case of the petitioner was deferred due to
negligence/omission of the respondent as the date
of passing of promotion Training Course
examination was not mentioned in the order
recommending the case of the petitioner to the
DPC for consideration of his promotion to ASI.
II. For issuance of an appropriate writ
order or direction in the nature of mandamus, that
in case the petitioner is found fit for promotion to
the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police by
the Departmental Promotion Committee, the
petitioner is entitled for promotion to Assistant
Sub-Inspector of Police from the date his junior
were promoted with all consequential benefits
including arrear of differences of salary.
III. For any other relief/reliefs to which
the petitioner is entitled under law.”
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission
to withdraw this application.
3. The application is dismissed as withdrawn.
(Partha Sarthy, J)
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