IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CWJC No.14064 of 2005
SUDHIR KUMAR JHA, son of Sri Rabindra Nath Jha, Inspector,
Excise, West Champaran, Excise and Prohibition Department,
Govt. of Bihar; Permanent resident of village Pandauldih Tola,
Post Office - Pandaul, P S - Pandaul, District - Madhubani-
847224.
Versus
1.
THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Govt.
of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Member Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna.
3. The Commissioner, Department of Excise and Prohibition,
Bihar, Patna.
4. Sri Alok Kumar Sinha, the then Commissioner, Department of
Excise and Prohibition, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat,
Patna.
5. The Collector, District -Jehanabad, Bihar.
6. Sri Santosh Kumar Mall, the then Collector, Jehanabad,
District – Jehanabad.
7. The Collector, District – Arwal, Bihar.
8. Shri Keshri Nath Jha, the then Collector, Arwal, District –
Arwal.
9. Sri Santosh Kumar Jamuwar, Deputy Commissioner of Excise,
Patna cum Magadh Division, Patna.
10. The Superintendent of Excise, Jehanabad.
11. Sri Ashwani Kumar, the Superintendent of Excise,
Jehanabad. ———–
04. 13.9.2010 Having heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner
and learned counsel for the State, this Court is not inclined to
interfere with the order passed against the petitioner imposing
certain punishment which stands substantially diluted by the
appellate authority. It cannot be said that no charge was being made
out against the petitioner for being imposed punishment in
question.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
earlier imposition of punishment is coming in the way of
petitioner’s promotion.
This Court has reservation on such a submission
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because effect of such punishment can only occupy the field for
the period of three years since none of the punishment can be said
to be major punishment as would be evident from the order
passed by the appellate authority.
The writ application is dismissed with observation as
above.
rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)
