ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 31-01-2025 Heard Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and Learned Counsel for the State.

2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order contained in Memo No.5628 dated 25.04.2014 issued by the General Administration Department, Government of Bihar (annexed as Annexure-P/12) by which the petitioner has been dismissed from service and further to set aside the order dated 06.11.2014 in Service Appeal Case No.26 of 2014 passed by the Member Board of Revenue, Patna, Bihar (annexed as Annexure-P/13) by which the petitioner’s appeal has also been dismissed.

3. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was appointed as Secretariat Assistant at Patna in the Department of Labor. The Government of Bihar was subsequently, transferred him in Bihar Home Guards Headquarter, Patna and thereafter, petitioner was trapped by the raid party of the Vigilance Department, while taking bribe of Rs.1,000/- from a cook of Bihar Home Guards, Gaya on 13.09.2007 and on the basis of said allegation, charge memo (Prapatra-K) was framed and served upon the petitioner vide Memo No.708 dated 04.02.2008. Senior Counsel submits that reply was dem