IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12807 of 2010 ====================================================== 1. Vishwa Nath Sahni S/O Shri Jhallu Shani Resident At Vill. + Post- Mustafapur, P.S.- Meenapur, Distt.- Muzaffarpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary Panchayati Raj Department, Government Of Bihar 3. District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur 4. The District Panchayati Raj Officer, Muzaffarpur 5. Block Development Officer Gayghat, Muzaffarpur .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arvind Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. (Sc21) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SHEEMA ALI KHAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SHEEMA ALI KHAN) 2 20-12-2011 The petitioner has challenged the order dated 29.04.2010 as contained in Memo No. 793 by which the Block Development Officer, Gayghat, Muzaffarpur has directed the petitioner to hand over charge of Panchayat Secretary of Kanta Pirauncha North Panchayat to Maya Shankar Singh. The petitioner was working as the Panchayat Secretary of Kanta Pirauncha South Panchayat under Gayghat Block. He was asked to take over additional charge of Panchayat Secretary at Kanta Pirauncha North Panchayat for expeditiously disposal of the development work. The petitioner Patna High Court CWJC No.12807 of 2010 (2) dt.20-12-2011 2 / 2 2 finally took over the charge of Kanta Pirauncha North Panchayat on 13.02.2010. The impugned order was issued on 29.04.2010. In the opinion of this Court, the petitioner cannot claim that he should be allowed to remain or hold additional charge of a Panchayat. He was given additional charge which is obviously temporary arrangement and no Government employee can claim as a matter of right that he should continue to hold additional charges with respect to certain works allotted to him. I, therefore, find no merit in this writ application. It is accordingly dismissed. Prabhakar Anand/- (Sheema Ali Khan, J)