IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10459 of 2017 ======================================================

Md. Rijwanul Haque and Ors ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar and Ors ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prasoon Kumar, Advocate Mr. Pramod Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Raghwendra Kumar, SC-22 Mr. Vikramadit, AC to SC-22 ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER

3 16-02-2026 Re: I.A. no.1 of 2017 (7669/2017)

The instant application has been filed by the intervenor/applicants with a prayer to add them as co-petitioners in the instant writ application as the relief being sought for by them is similar to the relief being sought by the writ petitioners in the writ application.

2. At the outset, learned counsel for the respondents submits that as per the Rules of Patna High Court, intervention applications only in opposition to the writ application can be entertained.

3. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having perused the contents of the petition, the Court finds substance in the submissions made by learned counsel for the respondents.

4. In view of the above, the application is dismissed. 5. I.A. no. 1 of 2017 (7669/2017) stands disposed of.

Re: I.A no. 2 of 2018 (9182/2018)

6. The instant application has been filed for amendment in the prayer portion of the writ application and for adding the following prayer :-

“II. For a further direction to the Respondent authorities concerned to make payment of due arrears of wages to the petitioners due from March, 2012 to March, 2014 i.e. for 25 months and from October, 2016 to July, 2018 i.e. for 22 months which has not been paid to the petitioners despite discharging their regular and continuous duties”.

7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having gone through the contents of the petition, the prayer made in the instant application is allowed.

8. I.A no.2 of 2018 (9182/2018) stands disposed of.

Re: CWJC no.10459 of 2017

9. Office to make necessary corrections in the prayer portion of the writ application by incorporating the prayer quoted herein above in paragraph no.1 of the main writ application in both the physical as also the electronic files of the case.

10. The respondents will be at liberty to file further counter affidavit in the case within a period four weeks.

11. Put up on 18.3.2026.

(Partha Sarthy, J)

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