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Pankaj Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC24 Jul 2025CWJC/10219/2024

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Pankaj Kumar v. State of Bihar; CWJC No.10219 of 2024; Patna High Court; Anil Kumar Sinha, J.; decided 24-07-2025; Headmaster transfer; Upgraded Middle School Bhadari; Silao block; Nalanda; FIR lodged against cook's husband; threat; deputation at Observation Home Nalanda; representation dated 13.06.2024; District Programme Officer (Establishment); District Education Officer Nalanda; fresh representation within two weeks; disposal within one month; writ disposed; Sanjay Prasad for petitioner; Government Pleader for respondents; education department Bihar.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation with all documents before the District Education Officer, Nalanda within two weeks; DEO directed to dispose of it in accordance with law, preferably within one month of filing, with a copy of this order.

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

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10219 of 2024

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Pankaj Kumar Son of Late Jagdishwar Prasad Singh Resident of MohallaDhaneshwar Ghat, Bihar Sharif, P.S.- Bihar, District- Nalanda.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Patna Division, Patna.

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The District Education Officer, Nalanda at Bihar Sharif.

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The District Programme Officer (est.), Nalanda at Bihar Sharif.

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The District Magistrate, Nalanda at Bihar Sharif.

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The Block Education Officer, Silao, Nalanda.

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... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sanjay Prasad For the Respondent/s : Mr.Government Pleader (23)

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

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3 24-07-2025 1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties concerned.

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The petitioner, who is the Headmaster, has filed the present writ application for issuance of necessary direction to the respondent authorities for his transfer to any other school in the district of Nalanda.

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Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that due to some official dispute, the petitioner, who is the Headmaster of Upgraded Middle School, Bhadari, under Silao block, has lodged First Information Report against the husband of the cook and others, due to which he is facing threat at their hands. He further submits that due to the threat, the petitioner was deputed in the Observation

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Patna High Court CWJC No.10219 of 2024(3) dt.24-07-2025 2/2

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Home, Nalanda, where he is at present working. He next submits that the petitioner has filed a representation/show cause for his transfer to any other school/deputation on his present assignment on 13.06.2024 before the District Programme Officer (Establishment), Nalanda.

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Considering the aforesaid submissions and taking into consideration the nature of prayer made in the writ application, the same is disposed with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation along with all documents before the District Education Officer, Nalanda, within a period of two weeks from today.

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If such a representation is filed, the District Education Officer, Nalanda, is directed to dispose the same in accordance with law as soon as possible preferably within a period of one month from the date of filing of the fresh representation along with a copy of this order.

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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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Prabhakar Anand/-

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