IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2888 of 2023 ======================================================

Kiran Devi @ Kiran Bharti wife of Ram Chandra Das @ Niranjan Das, resident of Village- Birajpur, P.S.- Sangrampur, District- Munger.

... ... Petitioner/s Versus

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

2. The Mission Director, Bihar Mahadalit Vikash Mission, Schedule Cast and Schedule Tribe Welfare Department, Vth Floor, Land Develoment Bank, Patna.

3. The District Magistrate, Munger.

4. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Munger.

5. The District Project Officer-cum- District S.C. and S.T. Welfare Officer, Munger.

6. The Sub- Divisional Officer, Tarapur, District- Munger.

7. The Block Development Officer, Sangrampur, District- Munger.

8. The Block Welfare Officer, Sangrampur, District- Munger.

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

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Subodh Kumar Jha, Advocate Mr. Pranav Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State : Dr.Md. Raisul Haque (Sc10)

For the Bihar Mahadalit : Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey, Advocate Vikash Mission ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR

CAV JUDGMENT

Date : 16-02-2026 Heard the parties.

The present writ petitioner has been filed for the following relief(s):-

“That this writ application is being filed for issuance of an appropriate writ/writs and order/orders in the nature of certiorari for quashing/setting aside the order passed by the Mission Director, Bihar Mahadalit Vikash Mission, SC & ST Welfare (Respondent No.2) in Appeal Case No. 01/2022 contained in letter bearing Memo No. 1101-01/22-30 dated 03.01.2023, whereby and where-under the termination of the petitioner from the post of Vikash Mitra, Gram Panchayat-Katiyari, Block- Snagrampur, District-Munger vide letter bearing Memo No. 1592 dated 22.11.2022 issued by the Respondent No.5 in view of the recommendation made the Respondent No.06 vide letter No. 2495 dated 28.10.2022 has been confirmed and further for setting aside the order passed by the Respondent No.6 contained in letter bearing Memo No. 1592 dated 22.11.2022 issued by the Respondent No. 6 in view of the recommendation made by the Respondent No.7 vide letter No.2495 dated 28.10.2022 has been confirmed and further for setting aside the order passed by the Respondent No.6 contained in letter bearing Memo No. 1592 dated 22.11.2022 which has been passed in view of the recommendation made by the Respondent No.7 vide letter No. 2495 dated 28.10.2022, whereby the service of the petitioner from the post of Vikash Mitra, Gram Panchayat Katiyari, Block- Sangrampur, District-Munger has been terminated and further in the nature of mandamus for directing and commanding the Respondents to allow the petitioner to continue in the service and further for any other relief/reliefs for which the petitioner is entitled in the facts and circumstances of the present case.”

3. The brief facts of the case is that the petitioner was appointed on the post of Vikas Mitra in the Gram Panchyat- Katiyari, Block-Sangrampur, District-Munger on 26.03.2010 under the Mahadalit Vikash Mission on contract basis, after following the procedure of employment to implement the welfare scheme launched by the Government of India and the Government of Bihar for the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes in urban and rural areas within the state of Bihar. For the financial year 2020 the Block development Officer, Sangrampur gave additional charge of Indira Awaas Yojna in the Gram Panchayat- Katiyari and Jhkuli to the petitioner vide letter no.283 dated 09.09.2020 and pursuant thereto the petitioner took charge of the said post on 10.09.2020.

4. It further appears that a complaint was filed by one Kailash Das against the petitioner for committing irregularities in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna through her husband, upon which an enq