PATNA, India, July 13 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 16:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.1007 of 2024

In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19439 of 2012

1. Bihar Gramin Bank, Head Office, Kalambagh Chowk, Muzaffarpur, PIN 842001 through its Chairman.

2. The Chairman cum Disciplinary Authority, Bihar Gramin Bank, Head Office, Kalambagh Chow, Muzaffarpur, PIN - 842001.

3. Board of Bihar Gramin Bank cum Appellate Authority through its General Manager, Head Office, Kalambagh Chow, Muzaffarpur - 842001.

4. The General Manager, Bihar Gramin Bank, Head Office, Kalambagh Chow, Muzaffarpur, PIN - 842001.

... Appellant/s

Versus

Madhusudan Prasad Tanti, Son of Sri Late Feku Prasad Tanti, Resident of Village and P.O. Harnaut, P.S. Harnaut, District Nalanda.

... Respondent/s

Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Sr. Advocate Mr. Ajit Kumar Sinha, Advocate Ms. Dilkash Khan, Advocate Ms. Zeba Akhtar, Advocate Mr. Pravin Kumar, Advocate

For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Prasad, Advocate Mr. Binod Kumar Sinha, Advocate

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA

ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)

Date : 16-06-2026

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The present intra court appeal has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 27.06.2024 passed in C.W.J.C. No.19439 of 2012, whereby the learned Single Judge allowed the writ petition, quashed the order of dismissal bearing No.784 dated 23.11.2011 read with Administrative Order No.785 dated 23.11.2011 as well as the appellate order contained in Letter No.389 dated 26.07.2012, and further directed the respondents to pay the salary and all consequential service and retiral benefits to the writ petitioner.

Patna High Court L.P.A No.1007 of 2024 dt.16-06-2026

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3. The brief facts of the present case are that the respondent-writ petitioner was appointed in the erstwhile Champaran Kshetriya Gramin Bank on the post of Branch Manager. A charge-sheet dated 10.08.1996 was issued alleging that at the time of seeking appointment he had produced a forged and fabricated caste certificate showing himself to belong to the Scheduled Caste community "Pan", whereas he actually belonged to the "Tanti" caste, which was included in the Backward Class category in the State of Bihar. It was alleged that by making such misrepresentation he secured appointment against a post reserved for Scheduled Castes.

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