IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No. 912 of 2023 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1224 of 2017 ======================================================

1. The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

3. The Director, Primary Education, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

4. The District Magistrate, Purnea,-cum-Chairman, The District Compassionate Committee, Purnea

5. The District Education Officer, Purnea.

6. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Purnea

7. The Block Education Officer, Banmankhi, Purnea.

... ... Appellants Versus Manoj Kumar, Son of Late Arun Kumar Das, Resident of Village -

Madhuban, Post Chopra Ramnagar, P.S. Jnki Nagar, District - Purnea ... ... Respondent ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Appellants : Mr. Prabhakar Jha, G.P.-27 and Mr. Mukund Mohan Jha, A.C. to G.P.-27 For the Respondent : Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTI