PATNA, India, July 8 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 16:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Letters Patent Appeal No.1082 of 2023
In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2615 of 2023
Nitesh Kumar Son of Shri Kameshwar Prasad Singh Resident of Village Surja Bigha, PO- Khijarsarai, PS- Hemara, Gaya, Bihar-824233.
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Human Resources Development Department Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.
2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.
3. The Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.
4. The Director, Miday Meal Scheme, Human Resources Development Department Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.
5. The Director, Pradhan Mantri Poshan Yojna, Budh Marg Patna, Bihar.
6. The District Education Officer, Bhojpur.
7. The Block Development Officer, Badhara, Bhojpur.
8. The District Program Officer, Bhojpur, Ara.
.....Respondent(s)
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
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The present intra court appeal has been preferred against the order dated 26.07.2023 passed in C.W.J.C. No.2615 of 2023, whereby the writ petition preferred by the appellant came to be dismissed.
3. The brief facts of the case are that the appellant (writ petitioner) was appointed as an Accountant cum Data Entry Operator on contractual basis under the Mid Day Meal Scheme vide letter dated 13.02.2009. The appellant continued working on the said post, and was granted several extensions. Subsequently, he was transferred to Bhojpur district on 17.08.2015, and was working there. On 16.07.2019, the appellant was served with a show cause notice alleging certain funds were transferred to the bank account of the Girls Primary School, Luvkushpur, which was found in excess and highly disproportionate to the number of students enrolled in the said school. The appellant replied to the same vide letter dated 22.07.2019. Later on, the appellant was terminated from the service on 28.08.2019. Against the termination order, the appellant preferred departmental appeal which came to be dismissed vide memo no.1356 dated 29.06.2022. Thereafter, the appellant preferred the impugned writ petition which was dismissed by the learned Single Judge vide order dated 26.07.2023.
Rest of the judgement can be viewed here: https://patnahighcourt.gov.in/viewjudgment/MyMxMDgyIzIwMjMjMSNO-r0--am1--vgwywdFI=
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