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Rajni Kumari Sinha v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC16 Jun 2026CWJC/7653/2026

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What is this about?

Gram Kachahri Sachiv appointment writ petition dismissed; maintainability objection — SDO Gogari final order Memo No. 1733 dated 02.12.2019 and respondent no.12 Soni Priyanka's 2018 appointment (honorarium since October 2018) both unchallenged; antecedent litigation CWJC No. 13764 of 2010 (Toni Kumari), disposed 04.04.2018; Bihar Gram Kachahri Sachiv (Niyojan, Seva Shart and Kartabya Niyamawali) 2002; liberty to file fresh writ petition; Gram Panchayat Raj Rampur, Gogari, Khagaria; Patna High Court; Justice Harish Kumar; decided 16-06-2026.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition, if so advised. ¶¶35

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

What the court decided

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Outcome

Liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition, if so advised.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, asserting a prior due appointment as Gram Kachahri Sachiv, is entitled to a direction from this Court that she be appointed to that post under Gram Panchayat Raj, Rampur, Gogari Block, District Khagaria. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

In the absence of any challenge to the order whereby the petitioner's claim was turned down, and given that private respondent no.12's appointment in the year 2018 itself has also not been questioned, the writ petition cannot be maintained by seeking a direction for appointment of the petitioner.

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Key takeaways

Finding no reason or occasion to entertain the writ petition, the Court dismissed it, while granting the petitioner liberty to file a fresh writ petition, if so advised.ratio¶¶35

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Harish Kumar, J), CWJC No. 7653 of 2026, decided 16-06-2026 (oral judgment): The petitioner, who claimed to have been duly appointed as Gram Kachahri Sachiv in terms of the Bihar Gram Kachahri Sachiv (Niyojan, Seva Shart and Kartabya Niyamawali) 2002 — an appointment questioned by one Toni Kumari in CWJC No. 13764 of 2010, disposed of on 04.04.2018 with liberty to complain before the SDO — sought a direction for her appointment under Gram Panchayat Raj, Rampur, Gogari Block, District Khagaria. Acting on the 04.04.2018 direction, the SDO, Gogari passed a final order under Memo No. 1733 dated 02.12.2019, recording that respondent no.12 Soni Priyanka had already been duly appointed as Gram Kachahri Sachiv in 2018 and was receiving honorarium since October 2018. The State pointed out that neither that order nor that appointment had been questioned before this Court. Held: in the absence of any challenge to the order rejecting the petitioner's claim and to the incumbent's appointment, the writ petition cannot be maintained by seeking a direction for the petitioner's appointment; accordingly dismissed, with liberty to file a fresh writ petition if so advised.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7653 of 2026

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Rajni Kumari Sinha wife of Amar Kumar Sinha, resident of Village-Fatehpur, Jamalpur Gogari, P.S.-Gogari, District-Khagaria.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Director, Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Commissioner, Munger.

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The Chairman, District Board, Khagaria.

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The District Magistrate, Khagaria.

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The District Panchayati Raj Officer, Khagaria.

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The Sub-Divisional Officer, Khagaria.

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The Block Level Panchayati Raj Officer, Gogari Khagaria.

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Sarpanch, Gram Pranchayat Raj Rampur, Gogari, Khagaria.

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The Nyay Mitra, Gram Panchayat Raj, Rampur, Gogari, Khagaria.

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Soni Priyanka, D/o Vidhan Chandra Paswan, W/o-Anuj Kumar, R/o Araiya Mansi, P.S.-Mansi, District-Khagaria, at present R/o Ratan Nagar Parishad, Ward No.-2, P.S.-Gogri, District-Khagaria.

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... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shambhu Sharan Singh, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Ms. Kumari Amita, GP-3 Mr. Rajesh Kumar, AC to GP-3

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT

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Date : 16-06-2026

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Heard Mr. Shambhu Sharan Singh, learned Advocate

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for the petitioner and the learned Advocate for the State.

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The petitioner has invoked the jurisdiction of this

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Court seeking a direction upon the concerned respondent to appoint the petitioner as Gram Kachahri Sachiv under the Gram

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Patna High Court CWJC No.7653 of 2026 dt.16-06-2026 2/3

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Panchayat Raj, Rampur under Gogari Block of District Khagaria.

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It is submitted that in terms of Bihar Gram Kachahri Sachiv (Niyojan, Seva Shart and Kartabya Niyamawali 2002) the petitioner was duly appointed. However, such appointment was questioned by one ‘Toni Kumari’ before this Court in CWJC No. 13764 of 2010, which came to be disposed of on 04.04.2018. The said ‘Toni Kumari’ was extended the liberty to file a complaint before the concerned SDO, who has further been directed to pass a reasoned order after giving opportunity of hearing to all the parties.

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In pursuant to the direction of this Court dated 04.04.2018 passed in CWJC No. 13764 of 2010, the matter was considered by the Sub Divisional Officer, Gogari and a final order has been passed under Memo No. 1733 dated 02.12.2019. From the order aforenoted, it appears that in the year 2018 itself, one ‘Soni Priyanka’, was duly appointed as Gram Kachahri Sachiv and she is getting honorarium since October, 2018.

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Learned Advocate for the State submits that neither the order of SDO, Gogri contained in Memo No. 1733 dated 02.12.2019 nor the appointment of private respondent ‘Soni Priyanka’ has been questioned before this Court.

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Patna High Court CWJC No.7653 of 2026 dt.16-06-2026 3/3

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Having considered the submissions advanced and taking note of the preliminary objection raised by the learned Advocate for the State, this Court finds that in absence of any challenge to the order whereby the claim of the petitioner has been turned down by noticing the fact that the private respondent no.12 had already been appointed in the year 2018 itself, whose appointment has also not been questioned, the writ petition cannot be maintained by seeking a direction for appointment of the petitioner.

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In view of the aforesaid position, this Court doesn’t find any reason or occasion to entertain the writ petition. Accordingly, the same stands dismissed. However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to file a fresh writ petition, if so advised.

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(Harish Kumar, J)

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shivank/-

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