IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CWJC No.8398 of 2010
1. RAMESHWAR KUMAR SINGH S/O KRISHNABALLABH SINGH R/O MOH
ANANDBAGH, P.S.DEV, DISTT-AURANGABAD-----PETITIONER
Versus
1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-
SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT OF
BIHAR, PATNA
2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AURANGABAD
3. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION AURANGABAD
4. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER AURANGABAD
5. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER DEO BLOCK, DISTT-
AURANGABAD
6. THE BLOCK EXTENSION OFFICER DEO BLOCK, DISTT-AURANGABAD
7. MUKHIYA MEMBER OF SUKH SUBIDHA COMMITTEE PANCHAYAT RAJ
BADHNA, P.S.DEO, DISTT-AURANGABAD
8. PANCHAYAT SECRETARY MEMBER OF SUKH SUBIDHA COMMITTEE
PANCHAYAT RAJ BADHNA, P.S.DEO, DISTT-AURANGABAD------------
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For the Petitioner: Mr. Sarvadeo Singh, Advocate,&
Mr. R.K. Jha, Advocate
For the State: Mr. Ajay, S.C. XI and Mr. A. Kumar, AC
to SC XI
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5 30.3.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
There is no mechanism by which the High Court
while exercising power under Article 226 of the Constitution of
India will give its judicial opinion on the delinquent and fraudulent
conduct in an adjudication which has been made by quasi judicial
authority, who was the erstwhile Member of the District Teachers
Employment Appellate Authority. When the details of his wrong
doing tumbled out an enquiry was made and even an FIR has been
lodged against the Member and other office staff of the said
appellate authority which would be evident from annexure-B to
the counter affidavit filed today.
The petitioner is a beneficiary of fraudulent
decision which in the opinion of the Court the petitioner can not
draw advantage of. The so called objection that what was done by
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the S.D.O. on the adjudications made by the appellate authority is
beyond his powers is also a misplaced stand as annexure-4 is only
a recommendation in the emerging facts.
The Court is in agreement with the stand taken by
the State that the report of the Sub-Divisional Officer was only a
report on enquiry having been made extensively with regard to
large number of such orders from which benefit was derived by
the candidates illegally. Based on findings thereof the subsequent
decisions for stoppage of salary and may be removal in some cases
has been passed by the competent authority. There is nothing to
show that the Sub-Divisional Officer has issued the concerned
order. It is only his recommendation and the law does bar making
such an enquiry in such a situation to put the administration of
justice even by a quasi judicial authority clean and above board.
This writ application has no merit and it is
dismissed.
A direction is hereby issued to the District
Magistrate, Aurangabad that he shall personally look into the
matter and take the issue to its logical end on all fronts including
the criminal case lodged against the member of appellate
authority.
RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)