Patna High Court Asks Bihar Govt To File Reply On Steps Taken For Appointment Of Members In Various State Commissions

The Patna High Court has directed the State to file an affidavit within three weeks detailing the actions taken to appoint members to the State Scheduled Caste Commission, State Schedule Tribes Commission, Mahadalit Commission, and the State Commission for Women in Bihar.

The division bench of Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Partha Sarthy passed the order on a petition filed by Rajeev Kumar, a social activist and member of the Schedule Caste category, seeking expeditious appointments to fill vacant posts in these commissions.

According to the petition, the State Scheduled Caste Commission in Bihar has been functioning without any members or a chairman since May 2016.

Similarly, the State Women Commission has been operating without any members or a chairman since November 2020 and State Mahadalit Commission has been functioning with a joint secretary but without any members or chairman since 2017, as per the petition.

According to the plea, the State Scheduled Tribe Commission has also been without members and a vice-chairman since 2018.

The matter is now listed on August 04.

Case Title: Rajeev Kumar vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5965 of 2023

Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s: Mr. Vikash Kumar Pankaj, Advocate

For the Respondent/s: Mr. P.K. Shahi, AG Mr. Amit Kumar, AC to AG

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