The State of Bihar appealed a single judge's order that set aside the dismissal of constable‑turned‑Assistant Sub‑Inspector Dharmraj Singh, who was terminated for alleged consumption of alcohol in a police barrack. The disciplinary proceedings relied primarily on a doctor's breath‑analyzer report …
The petitioner, a Block Development Officer, challenged an order dated 22‑10‑2025 that directed the framing of charges and initiation of departmental proceedings against him for allegedly violating Panchayati Raj guidelines while granting technical sanction for a welfare scheme. He argued that the …
The petitioner, Indu Devi, filed a writ petition seeking to quash the dismissal of her husband, a Revenue Karmchari, alleging that the second show‑cause notice was issued by an unauthorized officer and that the disciplinary proceedings violated natural‑justice principles. The husband had been …
The petitioner, a Senior Treasury Officer, was dismissed after a departmental enquiry into alleged withholding of a gratuity payment to Alok Kumar Gupta. The enquiry relied solely on documentary evidence, omitted a list of witnesses, and did not allow the complainant or witnesses to be examined, …
The petitioner, a Bihar Municipal Service officer serving as Executive Officer of the newly constituted Nagar Parishad Sampatchak, was suspended and directed to lodge an FIR following an ex‑parte enquiry ordered by the District Magistrate and reported by the Additional Collector‑cum‑District Public …
The petitioner, a former police constable promoted to Assistant Sub‑Inspector, was suspended in 2019 after a viral video alleged police officials at a check‑post were collecting illegal gratification. An initial departmental enquiry dismissed the allegation of receiving money but found he had failed …
The petitioner, a former Executive Engineer, challenged a 2021 order that withheld one annual increment, arguing that the disciplinary authority had relied on a Technical Committee’s recommendation rather than independently evaluating the enquiry officer’s report as required by Rule 18 of the Bihar …
The petitioner, a District Programme Officer, was charged with irregularities in Anganwadi centres and faced departmental punishment that downgraded his pay, barred salary increments for five years, and denied suspension pay. He challenged the original punishment order dated 15‑03‑2012, its …
The State of Bihar appealed a single judge’s order that set aside the termination of a school teacher, Chitra Devi, and directed corrective action. The writ petition challenged a circular denying reservation benefits to out‑of‑state female and disabled candidates in the CTET and a show‑cause notice …
Petitioner Md. Nasir Alam filed a writ petition seeking certiorari and mandamus to quash a 26 June 2021 memo that withheld three annual increments on the ground of alleged misbehaviour with a superior, and to direct the grant of those increments. After hearing, counsel for the petitioner requested …
Petitioner Kumar Shambhu Singh challenged his suspension from service, effected by Memo No. 2147 (2021) and earlier Memo No. 1433 (2020), seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the suspension, mandamus to restore his posting and benefits, and an expedited departmental inquiry. The State argued that …
Janakdeo Ram, a former Panchayat Secretary of Block Raghunathpur, Siwan, filed a writ petition challenging his dismissal order dated 19-01-2026, alleging violation of natural justice and procedural irregularities. He sought quashing of the dismissal order, reinstatement with back wages and other …
Petitioner Pushpa Kumari Roy filed a writ petition seeking a certiorari to quash Notification No. 18 dated 03‑01‑2022, which allegedly withheld two salary increments in violation of the Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005, and also sought a mandamus directing …
The State of Bihar appealed against a single judge’s order that upheld a permanent 5% pension deduction imposed on retired Executive Engineer Ramyati Singh for alleged procedural irregularities in a 1998‑99 road repair tender. Singh was charged with executing the agreement without proper …
Anubhuti Srivastava, a government servant, was suspended on 4 October 2025 under memo 3608 for alleged disproportionate assets under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. He filed a representation on 23 August 2025 and earlier writ CWJC No. 16714/2025 directed …
Girjanandan Sharma, a retired Assistant Sub‑Inspector of Police, was arrested in 2018 for alleged consumption of prohibited liquor and subsequently dismissed six days before his superannuation. A departmental inquiry found him guilty of gross misconduct and, under the Bihar Pension Rules, ordered a …
Dr. Ashok Kumar Das, a senior veterinary officer, was dismissed from service by memo No.56 dated 27‑02‑2017 following a departmental enquiry under the Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005. The petitioner contended that the enquiry violated Rule 17(14) because no …
The petitioner, a jail superintendent, was subjected to a departmental proceeding after contraband was recovered during raids on his jail. Two enquiry reports found the charges unproved, but the Disciplinary Authority disagreed, issued a second show‑cause notice, and imposed a punishment of stopping …
The petitioner, a staff member of the Bihar School Examination Board, was placed under suspension by an office order dated 06‑10‑2016 invoking Rule 9(3) of the Bihar Government Servants (Classification Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005. He filed a writ petition seeking a certiorari to quash the …
The petitioner, a senior government servant in the Bihar Department of Agriculture, challenged his dismissal dated 06‑11‑2014 and a subsequent review order dated 08‑03‑2021, alleging that the departmental enquiry was conducted without any witness examination, relied on conjecture, and violated the …
The petitioner, a former Junior Electrical Engineer promoted to Assistant Electrical Engineer, was transferred to SBPDCL after the restructuring of BSEB under the Electricity Act, 2003. He was made a member of a committee investigating a franchisee’s financial default and later faced departmental …
Maharana Pratap Singh, a constable in the CID dog squad, was dismissed from service in 1996 following departmental proceedings that found him guilty of four charges, while he was later acquitted of the related criminal charges. The appellant challenged the dismissal, alleging denial of due process, …
Three Bihar judicial officers were dismissed by a Full Court resolution that invoked clause (b) of the second proviso to Article 311(2) of the Constitution, dispensing with a departmental inquiry. The High Court had failed to record written reasons for dispensing with the inquiry, leading the …
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