Chandra Bhanu Kumar vs State of Bihar

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2024 Supreme(Pat) 143

HARISH KUMAR
Chandra Bhanu Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Ram Sagar Singh.
For the State : Mr. Hitesh Suman, AC to SC 13.
For the A.G., Bihar : Ms. Ritika Rani.

Harish Kumar, J. – This Court has heard Mr. Ram Sagar Singh, learned Advocate representing the petitioner and Mr. Hitesh Suman, learned counsel for the State. Ms. Ritika Rani, learned counsel for the Accountant General is also present.

2. The petitioner by invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of the order dated 07.11.2022 passed by the State Appellate Authority in O.A. No. T-582/2022, whereby and whereunder, apart from holding the appointment of the appellant-petitioner to be illegal and fraudulent, cancelled his appointment from the date of appointment and also held that he does not possess any right to payment of pension. The petitioner further sought a direction upon the respondents to ensure payment of post retiral benefits to him along with due salary from the period 01.10.20018 to 30.04.2022 and also for grant of other consequential benefits for which he is found to be entitled under the law.

3. Bereft of unnecessary details, the facts of the case are that the petitioner having completed his graduation admitted for B.Ed. course in session 1986-87 in Soghra College of Education, Biharsharif under th