IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.3787 of 2011 ==================================================== BIPIN KUMAR SINGH SON OF LATE LAKHANDEO PRASAD SINGH RESIDENT OF BABHANGAMA, P.S. NAOKOTHI, DISTRICT BEGUSARAI AT PRESENT POSTED AS ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISIOIN, GOPALGANJ. - Petitioner/s(s) . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS- Respondent/s(s) . ==================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s: Mr. MUKESH KUMAR For the Respondent/s: Mr. R.R.TIWARY, A.C.TO AAG12 --------- 2 13/07/2011 Smallest of punishment possible has been given to the petitioner which is withholding of two increments without cumulative effect. One of the grounds urged against the punishment was that other persons have been allowed to go scot free but down below petitioner alone has been picked up for imposition of punishment. It is not that there were not any circumstance available for the authority to take action. Materials were there but looking at the role played by the petitioner, the authorities took a very lenient view. In so far as discrimination in award of punishment is concerned, - 2 - stand of the State is that since they have not discriminated and punishment has been imposed on others as well, this writ application is not required to be entertained as the order of punishment which is minor in nature does not require interference on any legal ground. This writ application is dismissed. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)