Patna High Court
Ramesh ChandraversusThe State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Education,
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- HARISH KUMAR
Holding
The order is modified to read "Director, Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna" and no further modification is required.
Summary
The petitioner, Ramesh Chandra, filed an application seeking modification of the order dated 09-10-2025 to correct the name of Respondent No. 3 in the cause title of the writ petition from "Director, Primary Education" to "Director, Secondary Education". The petitioner also claimed that incorrect letter numbers and annexures were cited in the prayer portion of the writ petition and submitted a supplementary affidavit with the correct documents. The Court held that the cause‑title correction could be made and ordered the name to be read as "Director, Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna". Regarding the other prayer, the Court noted that the writ petition (C.W.J.C. No. 7359 of 2025) had already been disposed of with directions to the District Programme Officer (Establishment), Khagaria, to consider the claim in light of Full Bench decisions, and therefore no further modification was required. The petitioner was allowed four weeks to file any additional documents before the District Programme Officer. The modification application was consequently disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the order dated 09-10-2025 can be modified to correct the name of Respondent No. 3 in the cause title of the writ petition.
- Whether any further modification of the order is required concerning the petitioner’s other prayer.
Subjects
- cause title correction
- modification of order
- writ petition
- procedural error
- civil writ jurisdiction
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3714 of 2025
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7359 of 2025
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Ramesh Chandra son of Late Babu Lal Yadav, Resident of 439 South Hazipur
Addaghat Kisti Kothi, Ward No.19, Police Station- Khagaria, District-
Khagaria, Bihar-8521204
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of
Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Additional Secretary, Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.
3. The Director Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.
4. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.
5. The District Education Officer, Khagaria.
6. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Khagaria.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mrs. Sweta Raj, Adv.
For the State : Mrs. Shally Kumari, AC to SC-24
For the AG, Bihar : Mr. Arun Kumar Arun, Adv.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
3 13-03-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present application has been filed seeking
modification of the order dated 09.10.2025 to the limited extent
that the name of Respondent No. 3 in the cause title of the writ
petition be read as “The Director, Secondary Education,
Government of Bihar, Patna” in place of “The Director, Primary
Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.”. It has further been
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submitted that in the prayer portion of the writ petition the
petitioner has, by mistake, mentioned incorrect letter numbers
and has also appended incorrect letter(s) as annexure(s), for
which a supplementary affidavit has been filed bringing the
correct facts and documents on record.
3. Considering the submissions advanced, in the order
dated 09.10.2025, the name of Respondent No. 3 in the cause
title of the writ petition shall be read as “The Director,
Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna” in place of
“The Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar,
Patna.”
4. Insofar as the other prayer of the petitioner is
concerned, it is noted that the writ petition bearing C.W.J.C. No.
7359 of 2025 came to be disposed of with a direction to the
District Programme Officer (Establishment), Khagaria to
consider the claim of the petitioner in the light of the decisions
rendered by the Full Bench of this Court and bring to its
logical conclusion. In that view of the matter, no further
modification of the order dated 09.10.2025 is required.
However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to file all necessary
and relevant documents in support of his claim before the
District Programme Officer (Establishment), Khagaria within a
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period of four weeks from today.
5. The modification application stands disposed off.
(Harish Kumar, J)
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