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Ragini Kumari v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC10 Apr 2026CWJC/685/2022

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Anganbadi Sevika selection cancellation — writ application disposed of as not pressed; Patna High Court CWJC No. 685 of 2022 (Partha Sarthy, J, order dated 10-04-2026); impugned order dated 05.12.2019, memo no. 4079 of District Programme Officer, East Champaran; grievance of cancellation without notice/opportunity of hearing; no merits decided; no statutes or precedents cited.

What did the court decide?

The writ application is disposed of as not pressed, learned counsel for the petitioner having stated that the petitioner does not want to pursue the application; no adjudication was made on the merits. ¶27

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

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.685 of 2022

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Ragini Kumari W/o Bablu Kumar Singh, Resident of Village - Bari Pakhai, P.O. - Maijirwa, P.S. - Lakhora, District - East Champaran, Motihari.

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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, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Principle Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Director, Integrated Child Development Scheme, Department of Social Welfare, Govt. of Bihar at Patna.

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The District Magistrate, District - East Champaran at Motihari.

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The Senior Deputy Collector, District Legal Cell, East Champaran at Motihari.

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The District Programme Officer, District - East Champaran at Motihari.

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The Child Development Project Officer, Bankatwa, East Champaran.

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The Supervisor, Child Development Project, Bankatwa, District - East Champaran.

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The Gram Panchayat Raj, through its Secretary, Bankatwa, District - East Champaran, Motihari.

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Usha Kumari, Wife of Ramnath Kumar Paswan, Resident of Village - Bara Pakahi, P.O. - Majirwa, P.S. - Lakhaura, District - East Champaran, Motihari.

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shantanu Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Smt. Kumari Amrita, GP3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER

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4 10-04-2026

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The petitioner has filed the instant application for

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the following reliefs:

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“1. That this writ application is being filed for issuance of appropriate writ / order / direction for quashing the order dated 05.12.2019, issued under pen and signature of District Programme Officer vide memo no. 4079 Dated 05.12.2019, whereby the selection of the petitioner on the

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Patna High Court CWJC No.685 of 2022(4) dt.10-04-2026 2/2

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post of Anganbadi Sevika at Ward No. 11, Gram Panchayat Bankatwa, East Champaran has been cancelled and it has also been ordered to issue fresh advertisement for the same post.

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The order impugned has been passed without Giving any single notice/ opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and also ignoring all the letters/ their own reports earlier sent to the authorities and also against the affidavit filed before Patna High Court by the answering respondents themselves and also without assigning any reason to controvert their on findings earlier, for the reasons best known to them.

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Copy of order dated 05.12.2019, issued under pen and signature of District Programme Officer vide memo no. 4079 Dated 05.12.2019 is annexed herewith and marked as Annexure-1 to this Writ application.”

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