PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGMENT ON SOHAN PRASAD V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS.

PATNA, India, April 16 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on March 16:

1. This Letters Patent Appeal has been filed by Sohan Prasad challenging the order dated 22.01.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in C.W.J.C. No. 7951 of 2023, whereby the writ petition filed by the appellant was dismissed.

2. The appellant was appointed as a Statistical Assistant on 09.12.2011 and was subsequently posted at Sikta Block in the office of the C.D.P.O. on 20.06.2012. The appointment of the appellant was purely on a contractual basis for a period of one year. However, the contractual engagement was extended from time to time, and the appellant continued to discharge his duties until he was dismissed by the order dated 19.07.2021.

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