Pankaj Kumar Lal appointed Officer on Special Duty, Chief Justice Secretariat, Patna High Court

P.K. Malik, the Registrar General of Patna High Court issued a notification dated November 20, 2025. It states that the Acting Chief Justice has appointed Pankaj Kumar Lal, District and Additional Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur (presently working as O.S.D., Patna High Court, Patna) as Officer on Special Duty (Chief Justice Secretariat), Patna High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

The copy of the notification has been forwarded to the Principal Secretary to the Government of Bihar, General Administration Department, Patna, Secretary to the Government of Bihar, Law Department, Patna A.G. (A&E) Bihar, GA. 7, Patna/Under Secretary Personal Claims and Pay Fixation Cell '3', Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna/ Registrar (Vigilance), Patna High Court, Patna/ Registrar (IT)-cum-CPC, Patna High Court, Patna/ Registrar-cum-Secretary, Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna High Court, Patna/ Registrar (Administration), Patna High Court, Patna/Editor, Patna High Court, Patna/Registrar (Establishment), Patna High Court, Patna / Registrar (Appointment), Patna High Court, Patna/I/c Registrar-cum-P.P.S. to the Acting Chief Justice, Patna High Court, Patna/Joint Registrar (Establishment), Patna High Court, Patna/Officer on Special Duty, Patna High Court, Patna/Joint Registrar (IT), Patna High Court, Patna/Additional Registrar, Juvenile Justice Secretariat, Patna High Court, Patna/O.S.D. (Infrastructure), Patna High Court, Patna/Joint Registrar (List), Patna High Court, Patna/Joint Registrar (Judicial), Patna High Court, Patna/Member Secretary, Bihar State Legal Services Authority, Patna/ O.S.D. (Computerization), Patna High Court, Patna/S.O. I/C, Monitoring Cell II, Patna High Court, Patna/ S.O. I/C, Judicial Officers Service Record Room, Patna High Court, Patna/Senior programmer, Patna High Court, Patna/The Director, Bihar Judicial Academy, Patna/Principal District and Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur for information and necessary action.

Lal has been directed to make over charge of his office at Muzaffarpur immediately and to join his new assignment soon thereafter.