SAKUR ANSARI Vs. BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE back ground of the case is that a writ application being CWJC No. 1317 of 1993 (R) was filed before the Ranchi Bench of the Patna High Court by the petitioner alongwith others against the Bihar State Electricity Board and others, for issue of writ of mandamus, directing the Respondents for their absorption, as according to them, their lands were acquired for construction of Patratu Thermal Power Station and that in terms of the policy decision, the displaced persons were to be provided with suitable jobs. It was asserted that a list of 403 persons was prepared out of which only 289 persons were provided employment and the rest 114 displaced persons, no employment as per the policy decision was given. The said writ application was disposed of by a Division Bench by Judgment dated 4.9.1993. Para 7 to 9 of the said judgment are important and relevant for the decision of the present case, which is quoted herein below :

(2.) WHEN the matter was not finalised regarding the employment of the petitioner and others a second writ application was filed before this Court being CWJC No. 1644 of 1995(R), which was also disposed of by an order dated 26.7.1995 by this Court. The operative portion of the order passed in CWJC No. 1644 of 1995(R) as contained in Annexure -2 to this application is quoted herein below :

(3.) IT is asserted by the petitioner that the Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna has taken a Resolution being Resolution No. 1082 dated 6.9.1996, whereby the Board expressed its inability to appoint any of the displaced persons on the ground of financial difficulty and surplus staffs. The said Resolution is annexed as Annexure -6 to the present writ application, which is under challenge by the petitioner.