A police officer dismissed by compulsory retirement after a disputed departmental enquiry sought quashing of the disciplinary orders; as her statutory appeal lay undecided before the appellate authority, the court disposed of the petition by directing a fresh memorandum of appeal with delay condoned and a decision within 90 days.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8393 of 2025
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Sunita Kumari Sinha W/o- Late Pramod Kumar Sinha R/o Pramod Niwas, Infront of Ashok Club, Munger Fort, P.S.- Kotwali, Town and DistrictMunger- 811201.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Respondent/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Purosottam Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Subhash Pd. Singh, G.A-3 Mr. Indeshwari Pd. Singh, AC to GA-3 ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER
2 23-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
counsel for the State.
with the following reliefs:-
i. For issuance of an order, direction or a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing Nalanda District Order No. 542/2014 dated 21.03.2014 (Annexure- P/2
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to this writ petition), whereby the Superintendent of Police, Nalanda (Respondent No. 6) has placed the petitioner under suspension and thereby has ordered for initiating a regular Departmental Proceeding against the petitioner.
ii. For issuance of an order, direction or a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing Memo No. 1980 dated 22.03.2014 (Annexure – P/3), whereby the Superintendent of Police, Nalanda (Respondent No. 6) has framed a Memorandum of Charge against the petitioner and thereby had appointed one Md. Shams Afroz, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Sadar, Bihar Sharif, Nalana, as the Enquiry Officer to hold Departmental Enquiry against the petitioner.
iii. For issuance of an order, direction or a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the Enquiry Report dated 23.10.2022 (Annexure – P/7), whereby the Enquiry Officer having performed the dual role of Enquiry Officer as well as the Presenting Officer has prepared and submitted the Enquiry Report whereby the charges levelled against the petitioner has been proved .
iv. For issuance of an order, direction or a writ in the nature of certiorari
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quashing Central Range Order No. ( केनद्रीय केत्रादेशसं ) 167/2023 dated 30.06.2023 (Annexure P/19), whereby the Inspector General of Police, Central Range, Patna (Respondent No. 4) has inflicted the punishment of Compulsory Retirement of the petitioner with immediate effect and thereby it has further been ordered that the petitioner will not be paid anything during the period of suspension, save and except the amount whatever has already been paid and the said period will be adjusted from the half earned leave.
V. Issuance of an order, direction or a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing Munger District Order No. ( मुंगेरजजलादेश सं० ) 1028 / 2023 dated 11.07.2023 (Annexure - P/20) issued by the Superintendent of Police, Munger, whereby the petitioner has been inflicted with the punishment of compulsory Retirement from 30.06.2023 and thereby it has further been ordered that the petitioner will not be paid anything during the period of suspension, save and except the amount whatever has already been paid and the said period will be adjusted from the half earned leave against the petitioner and by the said order it has further been ordered that the name of the petitioner be deleted from all registers.
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vi. To hold and declare that the action of the Respondent No. 2 (Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna cum the Appellate Authority) in not taking final decision in connection with petitioner's service Appeal dated 21.07.2023 (Annexure - P/21) and Supplementary Application dated 07.06.2024 (Annexure -P/22) are illegal, arbitrary, malafide, malicious and unsustainable in the eye of law and on facts both and is fit to be deprecated by this Hon'ble Court in strong words.
vii. For issuance of an order, direction or a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the entire Departmental Proceeding so conducted and concluded against the petitioner, since the same is in complete disregard to the law laid down by this Hon'ble Court in catena of decisions and is against the provisions as contained in Bihar Govt. Servant (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules'2005.
AND CONSEQUENT UPON THE QUASHING OF THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENTAL PROCEEDING INCL UDING THE ORDER OF PETITIONER'S COMPULSORY RETIREMENT.
viii. A writ in the nature of mandamus may kindly be issued by this Hon'ble Court, commanding the
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Respondents concerned to grant all due consequential benefits to the petitioner.
ix. Issuance of an order direction or a writ in the nature of Certiorari quashing the orders of minor punishment issued by the Superintendent of Police (Rail), Jamalpur being DO Nos. 443/11; 493 / 11; 563/11, 667/11 all dt. 16.10.2013 and DO No. 276 / 12 dt. 16.12.2013 (Annexure P/24 Series), whereby the petitioner has been inflicted with the punishment of " जनंदन " in complete disregard to the settled norms of Departmental Enquiry, copy whereof for the first time has been supplied to the petitioner for the first time vide Annexure - P/23 to this writ petition.
X. For grant of any other relief(s) to which the petitioners may be found entitled to in the facts and circumstances of this case.
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the petition and supplementary petition of appeal are annexed here.
(Dr. Anshuman, J.)
Aman Kumar/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the appellate authority must decide the petitioner's pending statutory appeal against compulsory retirement and related departmental proceeding orders.
Sunita Kumari Sinha
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Home
The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna-cum-the Appellate Authority
The Inspector General of Police, Central Range, Patna
The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Central Range, Patna
Anshuman
As recorded by the court registry
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