M/S National Security Forces, v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10855 of 2020 ====================================================== M/s National Security Forces, having its office at Bazar Samiti, P.S. Bahadurpur, Patna through its Proprietor Anil Kumar, aged about 49 years (male), Son of Late Dwarka Singh, resident of Maharani Colony, Road no. 7, Agam Kuan, P.S. Bypass, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The Principle Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Special Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Under Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5.

The Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board (Dissolved), through its Administrator, Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna - 800001. 6.

The Deputy Administrator, The Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board. 7.

The Sub-Divisional Officer Cum Special Officer, Bazar Samiti, Munger. 8.

The Sub-Divisional Officer Cum Special Officer, Bazar Samiti, Bhagalpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Avinash Shekhar For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Lalit Kishore (Ag) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA) 17-11-2021 The grievance of the petitioner i.e. M/s National Security Forces is that his services have been dispensed with by the State without issuance of any show cause notice despite the fact that the petitioner had been providing security services to the Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board for 18 years. According to him, the action of the respondents is wholly

Patna High Court CWJC No.10855 of 2020(2) dt.17-11-2021 2/2 arbitrary. Neither any opportunity of hearing was afforded to him before taking such decision nor any reasons have been assigned by the authorities for dispensing with services of the petitioner.

Under the circumstances, we dispose off the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to file a representation before the Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna within two weeks from today and in case such a representation is filed, he shall take the decision thereon within six weeks thereafter by passing a speaking and a reasoned order.

(Rajan Gupta, J) ( Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/- U