IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.129 of 2025 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19091 of 2014 ======================================================

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

2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. The Director (Primary Education), Government of Bihar, Patna.

5. The District Education Officer, Patna.

6. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Patna.

... ... Appellant/s Versus Ramashankar Gupta S/o Sri Sheomuni Sah R/o Mohalla Salempur Dumra, P.O. B.V. College, P.S.-Airport, Rajabajar, District Patna, Presently Posted in Navsrijit Primary School Bank, Maner, Patna.

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

Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. P.K. Shahi, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Prashant Pratap, Adv.

For the Respondent/s : Mr. Amarendra Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Ujjawal Bhushan, Adv.

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CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA

ORAL JUDG