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HARISH KUMAR
Shambhu Sharan – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
ORDER
Heard Mr. Pramod Mishra, learned Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Vasant Vikas, learned Advocate for the State.
2. The petitioner is aggrieved with the order as contained in Memo No. 1177 dated 10.10.2023 issued by the respondent no. 8 whereby the petitioner has been inflicted with the punishment of censure for the year 2014-15 as well as withholding of two increments with cumulative effect, besides the recovery of 98,41,961/- from the petitioner. The petitioner also sought quashing of the order as contained in letter no. 1041 dated 26.12.2024 issued by the respondent no. 8 whereby the review application preferred by the petitioner came to be rejected on being found time barred.
3. Learned Advocate for the petitioner has confined his prayer in a limited bound stating before this Court that the petitioner was working as a Block Agriculture Officer, Laukahi (Madhubani) during the paddy procurement in the year 2014-15. In addition to his duties, the petitioner was also authorized to discharge the duty of in-charge officer of Paddy Procurement Centre, Laukahi.
4. On account of certain imputations as disclosed in the memo of charge the petitioner was put to a departmental proceedin
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