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Neha Kumari v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC20 Jan 2026CWJC/1785/2022

Case brief

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What is this about?

Anganbari Sevika appointment dispute; ICDS Anganbari Centre No. 220, Chamanpura, Baikunthpur Block, Gopalganj; merit list in Aam Sabha (Sr. No.1); _Medha Suchi_ objection raised belatedly; matriculation marks — Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad U.P. vs Bihar School Examination Board; first appeal (Anganbari Appeal Case No. 69 of 2018) rejected by District Programme Officer on 22.05.2018; second appeal (Anganbari Appeal Case No. 23 of 2018) allowed by Collector, Gopalganj on 08.07.2021; removal of Anganbari Sevika; writ petition dismissed; Patna High Court CWJC No.1785 of 2022; Dr. Anshuman, J; judgment dated 20-01-2026; uploaded 22/01/2026.

What did the court decide?

The _Medha Suchi_ published for the selection indicated that the petitioner had produced the mark sheet of the Bihar School Examination Board. ¶¶27

Neha Kumari Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 08.07.2021 passed by the Collector, Gopalganj in Anganbari Appeal Case No. 23 of 2018, allowing the second appeal in favour of private respondent no.6, is liable to be quashed. +1 more

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Court's answer

The writ petition has no merit and stands dismissed.

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Ratio / Principle

The _Medha Suchi_ published for the selection indicated that the petitioner had produced the mark sheet of the Bihar School Examination Board.

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Key takeaways

The petitioner raised no objection to the _Medha Suchi_ at the time of its publication or during the selection; the selection was completed and she joined, and only thereafter was the question raised — she ought to have raised the point at the earliest.ratio¶¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Dr. Anshuman, J.) dismissed a Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case challenging the order dated 08.07.2021 passed by the Collector, Gopalganj in Anganbari Appeal Case No. 23 of 2018, by which the Collector allowed the second appeal of private respondent no.6 against the petitioner's appointment as Anganbari Sevika at Centre No. 220, Chamanpura, Baikunthpur Block, Gopalganj. The petitioner claimed selection on the basis of her 2014 matriculation marks from Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, Uttar Pradesh, and figured at Sr. No.1 in the merit list in the Aam Sabha; respondent no.6's first appeal (Anganbari Appeal Case No. 69 of 2018) was rejected by the District Programme Officer on 22.05.2018, but the second appeal before the Collector was allowed. The Court found that the _Medha Suchi_ published for the selection recorded that the petitioner had produced a Bihar School Examination Board marksheet, that she raised no objection to the _Medha Suchi_ at the time of publication or during the selection, and that she questioned her marks only after the selection was completed and she had joined. Holding that she ought to have raised the point at the earliest, the Court found no merit in the petition and dismissed it.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1785 of 2022

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Neha Kumari Wife of Sri Uday Kumar Resident of Village- Chamanpura, P.S.- Baikunthpur, District- Gopalganj.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna.

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Director, I.C.D.S. Social Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna

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The Collector, Gopalganj.

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District Programe Officer, Gopalganj.

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Child Development Project Officer, Baikunthpur Block, District Gopalganj.

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Ravita Kumari Wife of Sri Arvind Kumar Resident of Village- Chamanpura, P.S.- Baikunthpur, District- Gopalganj.

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Naresh Chandra Verma, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Smt. Kumari Amrita (GP-3) ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN

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ORAL JUDGMENT

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Date : 20-01-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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counsel for the State.

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The present writ petition has been filed for quashing of the order dated 08.07.2021 passed by the Collector, Gopalganj in Anganbari Appeal Case No. 23 of 2018 (Annexure-4).

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the vacancy was notified for appointment of Anganbari Sevika for Centre No. 220, Chamanpura, Yadavtola, under Chamanpura Panchayat of Baikunthpur Block of Gopalganj District. Counsel

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submits that on the basis of marks obtained in the High School Examination 2014 from Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, Uttar Pradesh, petitioner was having requisite qualification. In the Aam Sabha , the name of the petitioner was considered in the merit list in which her name was figured at Sr. No.1. Counsel further submits that the petitioner was selected for the post of Anganbari Sevika and she joined the post and working as Anganbari Sevika at Chamanpura Centre No. 220. Counsel submits that after selection of the petitioner, private respondent no.6 filed Anganbari Appeal Case No. 69 of 2018 before the District Programme Officer, Gopalganj stating therein that the petitioner has passed matriculation examination from Bihar School Examination Board, Patna in 2^nd Division and she had only 46.2% marks, whereas, the private respondent no.6 had 67.4% marks in matriculation examination, and therefore, she should be selected in place of the petitioner. Counsel further submits that before the D.P.O, Gopalganj, contest took place and the said Anganbari Appeal Case No. 69 of 2018 was rejected on 22.05.2018. Thereafter, the private respondent no.6 preferred 2^nd appeal bearing Anganbari Appeal Case No. 23 of 2018 before the Collector, Gopalganj, in which final order has been passed on 08.07.2021 and the said Anganbari Appeal Case No. 23 of

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2018 was allowed in favour of the private respondent no.6. Counsel further submits that the case of the petitioner has not been considered at all and it is his case that the petitioner passed her matriculation from Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad in the year 2014 and marks obtained in the Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, U.P is the basis for appointment of the petitioner on the post of Anganbari Sevika. But, instead thereof, the Collector, Gopalganj has not considered the case of the petitioner and instead thereof, the forgery done at the instance of respondent no.6 has been taken into consideration. Therefore, he submits that interference is required from this Hon’ble Court in the order passed by the Collector, Gopalganj dated 08.07.2021 in Anganbari Appeal Case No. 23 of 2018.

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Learned counsel for the State on the other hand submits that the order passed by the Collector, Gopalganj is absolutely in accordance with law as the mark sheet provided by the petitioner was verified from the Bihar School Examination Board and thereafter, the decision for removal of the petitioner has taken place. He submits that in the operative part of the order, the Collector has categorically indicated the complete circumstance in which the decision against the petitioner has taken place.

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Patna High Court CWJC No.1785 of 2022 dt.20-01-2026 4/4

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After hearing the parties, one document is very much relevant i.e. Medha Suchi which was published for selection and indicates that the petitioner has produced the mark sheet of Bihar School Examination Board. But, even after this publication of Medha Suchi , the petitioner has not raised any objection that she has appeared in the selection by virtue of her marks from the Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, U.P. The selection was completed and she joined and only thereafter, this question has been raised. It is due to this reason that once the said Medha Suchi was wrong then the petitioner ought to raise this point at the earliest.

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As such, this Court finds that there is no merit in this case and hence, this writ petition stands dismissed.

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(Dr. Anshuman, J)

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Divyansh/-

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