IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.660 of 2025 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15771 of 2021 ======================================================

Poonam Kumari W/o- Ashok Kumar Resident of Mohalla- Ashiyana Nagar, P.S.- Rajeev Nagar, District- Patna.

... ... Appellant/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Director (Primary Education), Bihar, Patna.

3. The District Education Officer, Nalanda.

4. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Nalanda.

5. Sujeet Kumar Raut, S/o not known to the petitioner the then D.P.O., (Establishment), Nalanda.

... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Ms. Shashi Priya Pathak, Advocate Mr.Ambrish Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anjani Kumar AAG-4 Mr. Alok Kumar Rahi, AC to AAG-4 ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH

ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

Date : 12-01-2026 The Letters Patent Appeal has been filed by the appellant-Poonam Kumari challenging the