Friday, November 14, 2025

Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh dismmisses "sponsored litigation"

Patna High Court delivered seven judgements on November 1, 2025 in Md. Shadab vs. The State of Bihar, Ashutosh Kumar vs. The State of Bihar, Ram Babu Singh vs. The State of Bihar, Ajit Kumar Pandey vs. The State of Bihar, Ajay Kumar vs. The State of Bihar, Jyoti Khandelwal vs. The State of Bihar and Birendra Kumar Nidhi vs. The State of Bihar

In Md. Shadab vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. (2025), Patna High Court's Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma delivered a 2-page long judgement dated November 1, 2025, wherein, it concluded:"3. From the perusal of the record, it appears that the transfer policy of the State, by virtue of which transfer and posting of the teachers are being made, has been challenged. None of the transferred teachers/Head Masters has approached this Court. Apparently, it appears that it is a sponsored litigation. 4. We find no merit in the present writ petition. Accordingly, the same the dismissed." This fourth judgement was authored by Justice Singh as Acting Chief Justice.

The petitioner had prayed for a direction/directions, order/orders commanding upon the respondent authorities to appoint Urdu Knowing teachers and Head teachers/Head Masters in Urdu Schools and maktabs. He had also prayed for quashing/modifying memo dated July 14, 2025 as Urdu Knowing teachers/Head teachers/Head Masters not posted in Urdu Schools. He further prayed for a direction/directions, order/orders commanding the respondent authorities to protect the sanctity of Urdu Schools and Maktabs established/run by the Government of Bihar.


 



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