Dismissed

Ravi Shankar Kumar Sinha v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC17 Feb 2025L.P.A/377/2023

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What is this about?

A contractual Data Entry Operator in the Bihar Education Project challenged termination after his yearly contract lapsed on 31.03.2015 and was never renewed. The High Court condoned the delay but found no case for interference with the learned Single Judge's refusal to disturb the termination, dismissing the appeal.

What did the court decide?

Delay of eight months and one day in preferring the appeal condoned; appeal otherwise dismissed.

Ravi Shankar Kumar Sinha Vs The State of Bihar — Service and Employment | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

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Letters Patent Appeal No.377 of 2023 In

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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18829 of 2016

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Ravi Shankar Kumar Sinha, Son of Late Sameshwar Prasad, Resident of Mohallah- Awadhpuri, Road No. 4, Chandawa More, Ara, P.S.- Ara Nawada, District- Bhojpur (Ara)

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... ... Appellant/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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The Director, Account Administration and Self Employment, District Rural Development Authority, Bhojpur.

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The State Project Director, Bihar Education Project Council, Education Bhawan, Patna- 4.

The District Collector, Bhojpur at Ara.

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The District Education Officer, Bhojpur at Ara.

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The Deputy Development Commissioner, Bhojpur at Ara.

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The District Programme Officer Establishment, Bhojpur at Ara.

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Lal Mani Sharma, Advocate Mr. Sanjay Kr. Ojha, Advocate Mr. Ved Prakash Chandan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Apurva Kumar, Advocate

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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 : 17-02-2025

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Re.- I.A. No. 2 of 2023

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Patna High Court L.P.A No.377 of 2023 dt.17-02-2025 2/4

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The learned advocate for the appellant/ applicant presses I.A. No. 2 of 2023 for condoning the

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delay of eight months and one day in preferring this appeal.

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For the reasons stated in the application, the

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delay of eight months and one day in preferring this appeal is condoned.

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I.A. No. 2 of 2023 stands allowed.

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Re : LPA No. 377 of 2023

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Heard Mr. Sanjay Kumar Ojha, the learned

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Advocate for the appellant and Mr. Apurva Kumar, the learned Advocate for the respondent-State.

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The appellant, who was a Data Entry Operator and had joined the Bihar Education Project in the year 1988, continued to work till 31.03.2015. Thereafter, his

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contract, which was to be renewed yearly, was never renewed. Nonetheless, he continued to remain under employment. However, because of his absence from the

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place of work, he was issued a show cause notice to which

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Patna High Court L.P.A No.377 of 2023 dt.17-02-2025 3/4

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he had replied. The appellant claims to have been taken ill

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and was advised bed rest. His services, however, has

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been terminated on the ground that his work was unsatisfactory.

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The learned Single Judge did not interfere

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with such termination order for the reason that the contract of the appellant to continue as Data Entry Operator in the Project, referred to above, ended on 31.03.2015 and it was never renewed.

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All that the appellant would be entitled to is his remuneration for the period that work was taken from him but about such an entitlement, there is no averment in the writ petition or in the appeal.

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Considering the fact that the appointment of the appellant was only contractual and the contract had

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ended on 31.03.2015 whereafter it was never renewed and the termination order was passed on 15.06.2016, no case was made out by the appellant for any interference.

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The judgment of the learned Single Judge,

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Patna High Court L.P.A No.377 of 2023 dt.17-02-2025 4/4

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therefore, is absolutely justified, requiring no interference

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by us.

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The appeal is dismissed.

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(Ashutosh Kumar, ACJ)

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(Partha Sarthy, J)

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Rajesh/Saurabh

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