Akhilesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12046 of 2024 ====================================================== Akhilesh Kumar Son of Raj Ballabh Prasad Resident of village- Pathra English, Post- Orhanpur, Police Station- Muffasil, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary -cum- Principal Secretary, Mines and Geological Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Additional Chief Secretary -cum- Principal Secretary, Mines and Geological Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Director, Mines and Geological Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.

Bihar State Mining Corporation Ltd. through its Managing Director, Room No. 164, Vikash Bhawan (New Secretariat), Bailey Road, Patna- 800015. 5.

The General Manager, Bihar State Mining Corporation Ltd., Room No. 164, Vikash Bhawan (New Secretariat), Bailey Road, Patna- 800015. 6.

The Chief Executive Officer, Bihar State Mining Corporation Ltd., Room No. 164, Vikash Bhawan (New Secretariat), Bailey Road, Patna- 800015. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sudhir Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ajay Behari Sinha, G.A.8 For the Mines Department: Mr. Utsav Anand, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 09-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State as well as learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Mines Department.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner outrightly submits that the impugned order (Annexure-P/3) has been passed without issuing any show cause notice to the petitioner and without following the principle of natural justice.

3. In view of the stand taken by the petitioner in the writ petition, the order dated 21.03.2023 (Annexure-P/4) is set

Patna High Court CWJC No.12046 of 2024(2) dt.09-01-2025 2/2 aside and the the matter is remanded back to the Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Principal Secretary, Mines and Geological Department, Government of Bihar, Patna (respondent no. 2) to pass afresh order in accordance with law after personal hearing to the petitioner and follow the principle of natural justice.

4. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Ibrar//- U