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Sumitra Kumari vs The State Of Bihar And Ors
2021 Latest Caselaw 480 Patna

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 480 Patna
Judgement Date : 29 January, 2021

Patna High Court
Sumitra Kumari vs The State Of Bihar And Ors on 29 January, 2021
         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                          Letters Patent Appeal No.2011 of 2016
                                           In
                     Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8446 of 2014
     ======================================================

Sumitra Kumari Wife of Sri Suresh Prasad Rai resident of Village - Muja, P.S.

- Saraiya, District - Muzaffarpur.

... Petitioner ... Appellant/s Versus

1. The State Of Bihar

2. The Principal Secretary, Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur.

4. The District Development Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur.

5. The District Welfare Officer, Muzaffarpur.

6. The District Programme Officer, Muzaffarpur.

7. The Block Development Officer, Saraiya, District - Muzaffarpur.

8. The Child Development Project Officer, Saraiya, District - Muzaffarpur.

9. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Rampur Vishwanath, Block - Saraiya, District - Muzaffarpur.

10. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj Rampur Vishwanath, Block -

Saraiya, District - Muzaffar

11. Smt. Kamni Devi Wife of Sri Suresh Thakur resident of village - Repura, Rampur Vishwanath, P.O. - Jaitpur, Block - Saraiya, District - Muzaffarpur.

... Respondents ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Shashi Bhushan Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Gyan Prakash Ojha, (Ga7) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR)

Date : 29-01-2021 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned

counsel for the State.

This LPA under Clause 10 of Letters Patent Appeal

has been preferred for setting aside the judgment and order Patna High Court L.P.A No.2011 of 2016 dt.29-01-2021

dated 06.09.2016 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 8446 of 2014 passed

by a learned Single Judge of this Hon'ble Court by which the

learned Single Judge has directed to re-advertise and hold fresh

selection on the post of Aaganwari Sevika.

Petitioner had filed the writ petition for a direction to

appoint her against the post of Aaganwari Sevika after

appointment of respondent no.11, Kamni Devi, has been set

aside by the District Programme Officer, Muzaffarpur by order

dated 8.2.2014.

It is submitted on behalf of respondent no.11, Smt.

Kamni Devi, that against the order dated 8.2.2014, passed by

District Programme Officer, she filed an appeal before the

Deputy Director, Welfare, Muzaffarpur and by order dated

17.3.2015, her appeal has been allowed and the order of

removal passed against her by District Programme Officer,

Muzaffarpur has been set aside and thereafter she has been

reinstated and working on the post of Anganwari Sevika, a

photocopy of appellate order has been placed before this Court

which shall form part of record of this case.

In view of order of removal dated 8.2.2014 passed by

the District Programme Officer being set aside in appeal

pursuant to which respondent no.11 has been reinstated, as Patna High Court L.P.A No.2011 of 2016 dt.29-01-2021

such, present LPA has become infructuous and is accordingly,

dismissed.

(Sanjay Karol, CJ)

( S. Kumar, J)

Sanjay/-

AFR/NAFR                NAFR
CAV DATE                NA
Uploading Date          30.01.2021
Transmission Date       NA
 

 
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