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Richa Awasthi @ Km. Richa Awasthi, v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC2 Jan 2024CWJC/3098/2023

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The court dismissed a writ petition challenging the cancellation of a petitioner's appointment as a Panchayat Teacher. It held that a specialized District Teacher Employment Appellate Authority is functional and exercised its discretion by disposing of the writ with liberty to file an appeal.

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The writ application is disposed of with liberty to file an appeal before the District Teacher Employment Appellate Authority within one month.

Richa Awasthi @ Km. Richa Awasthi, Vs The State of Bihar — Service and Employment | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3098 of 2023

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Richa Awasthi @ KM. Richa Awasthi, D/o Sri Om Prakash Awasthi, Resident of Villge-Mauje Ekdanga, P.O.-Bhagwanpur, P.S.-Mirganj, Disrict-Gopalganj, Presently Posted as Panchayat Teacher in Primary School, Khushihal Chhapar, Block-Hathua, District-Gopalganj.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar through the Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.

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The Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.

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The District Magistrate, Gopalganj.

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The DeputyDevelopment Commissioner, Gopalganj.

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The District Education Officer, Gopalganj.

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The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Gopalganj.

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The Block Education Officer, Hathua. P.O. and P.S.-Hathua, DistrictGopalganj.

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The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat raj Kusaundhi, Anchal-Hathua, District-Gopalganj.

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The Headmaster, Govt. Primary School, Primary School, Khushihal Chhapar, Block-Hathua, District-Gopalganj.

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... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh For the Respondent/s : Smt. Binita Singh (SC-28) ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

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2 02-01-2024 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties concerned.

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The present writ application has been preferred against the impugned order passed by the District Programme Officer (Establishment), Gopalganj vide Memo No. 244, dated 23.01.2023, annexed at Annexure-4 to the writ application, by which the appointment of the petitioner

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Patna High Court CWJC No.3098 of 2023(2) dt.02-01-2024 2/3

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has been cancelled with further direction for institution of First Information Report against the petitioner. The Enquiry Committee has submitted a report in which the committee has recommended that the petitioner, alongwith others, have obtained the appointment on the basis of forged documents.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from perusal of the impugned order it would be evident that there appears to be some differences in the documents/certificates produced by the petitioner, alongwith difference in the photocopies of the original documents/certificates.

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Learned counsel for the State-respondents submits that the matter relates to the appointment of Panchayat Teacher for which the District Teacher Employment Appellate Authority has been constituted and the same is functional in the district of Gopalganj.

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Taking into consideration the nature of dispute and the fact that the District Teacher Employment Appellate Authority is functional, the present writ application is disposed with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before the District Teacher Employment Appellate

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Patna High Court CWJC No.3098 of 2023(2) dt.02-01-2024 3/3

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Authority, Gopalganj

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It is made clear that if an appeal is filed within one month from today, with condonation of delay petition, the District Teacher Employment Appellate Authority shall consider the same and shall pass a reasoned order, in accordance with law, within a reasonable time frame.

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.With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ application is disposed.

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(Anil Kumar Sinha, J)

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ashwani/-

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Richa Awasthi @ Km. Richa Awasthi, v. The State of Bihar

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