LAWS(PAT)-2025-11-53

DILIP KUMAR RAI Vs. RAJENDRA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

Decided On November 19, 2025
DILIP KUMAR RAI Appellant
V/S
RAJENDRA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present writ application has been filed for quashing the order dated, 22/9/2015, contained in Memo No. 131 issued by the Director (Administration), Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, whereby the petitioner has been dismissed from services with immediate effect and a further direction has been issued for recovery of the price of 138 Sheesham trees worth about Rs.7,50,869.00. The petitioner has further prayed for a direction upon the respondents to reinstate him in service with all consequential benefits.

(2.) I.A. No. 01 of 2024, which was allowed vide order, dtd. 8/2/2024, wherein, the additional prayer of the petitioner has been allowed for quashing of the Office Memo No. 3, dtd. 23/1/2024, Enquiry Report, dtd. 15/12/2014, Resolution No. 12, dtd. 31/3/2014, and Memo of Charge, dtd. 31/3/2024.

(3.) The case of the petitioner in the present writ application is that the petitioner was appointed as a Livestock Assistant on 8/11/1983 in the Cattle Farm, Pusa, under the Rajendra Agricultural University (in short "RAU"), and was subsequently promoted to the post of Field/Dairy Overseer vide Office Order, dtd. 21/1/2002.