MD. NAJRUL HASSAN Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN all these writ petitions since common relief has been sought for, they have been heard together and disposed of by this common order.

(2.) W .P. (PIL) No. 3166/08 is a public interest litigation seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of quo warranto for quashing the Notification No. 1420 dated 16.3.2007 issued under the signature of Respondent No. 4 Deputy Secretary, Department of Forest and Environment, Jharkhand Ranchi whereby respondent No. 5, Shri R.K. Sinha has been appointed as the Secretary of the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board and for a direction to the respondents to fill up the post of Member Secretary, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board by a competent and eligible person having clean records.

(3.) IN W.P.S. No. 952 of 2007, petitioner Mr. Shiv Kumar Singh has prayed for quashing the same Notification and also sought a declaration that he is legally entitled to be appointed as Member Secretary, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board, Ranchi.