Dismissed¶33

Chandan Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC20 Mar 2025L.P.A/16/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

LPA dismissed; removal from service upheld; forged and fabricated Bundelkhand University certificate and mark-sheet; verification disclosed no record of passing from Bundelkhand University at Jhansi; Agriculture Co-ordinator, Rohtas/Nokha, Bihar; impleadment of Assistant Registrar (Confidential), Bundelkhand University denied (I.A. No. 01 of 2024); no right to continue in service on forged certificates; no disagreement with learned Single Judge; Patna High Court, decision dated 20-03-2025; NAFR.

What did the court decide?

The prayer for impleading the Assistant Registrar (Confidential), Bundelkhand University, Jhansi as a party respondent in the appeal is denied forthwith. ¶25

Chandan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.16 of 2024 In

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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4366 of 2020

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Chandan Kumar Son of Sri Kant Singh, resident of Village-Dhanpurwa, P.S.Sahsram, District-Rohtas.

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... ... Appellant/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Principle Secretary, Agriculture, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The District Agriculture Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram.

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The Block Agriculture Officer, Nokha, District-Rohtas.

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Md. Ataul Haque, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. GA ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE)

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Date : 20-03-2025

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Re.- I.A. No. 01 of 2024 & LPA No. 16 of

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2024 :-

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The appellant was removed from the service

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of Agriculture Co-ordinator on the ground of his certificate

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by the Bundelkhand University being forged and fabricated.

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Such removal was challenged by the

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appellant before the learned Single Judge on the ground

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Patna High Court L.P.A No.16 of 2024 dt.20-03-2025 2/3

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that the certificate and the mark-sheet issued by the University, in the first instance, only led to his entry in the service. It was only on the verification of the correctness of such certificates that the appellant was removed from service as there was no record of his having passed out from the Bundelkhand University at Jhansi.

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The appellant, except for reiterating that there was an earlier certificate and mark-sheet issued by the Bundelkhand University, has not brought on record any document to indicate that he was a student of Bundelkhand University and that the earlier certificate was correct.

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The Bundelkhand University was not even made party in the writ petition. Through I.A. No. 01 of 2024, a prayer has been made for impleading the Assistant Registrar (Confidential), Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (University) as a party respondent in this appeal, which prayer we deny forthwith.

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