PATNA, India, April 23 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on March 23:

1. The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of appropriate writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions commanding upon the respondent authorities for the following relief/s:-

"I. For issuance of writ in nature of certiorari quashing the Memo No. 3525 dated 30.05.2023 wherein the contract of employment of the Petitioner has been terminated under clause 7 of the contract whereby and whereunder on wrong assumption of facts and law the services of the petitioner has been terminated.

II. For issuance of writ in nature of certiorari quashing the Appellate Order dated 09.12.2024 passed by the Chairmen of respondent authority wherein the Chairmen has refused to interfere with order of termination without considering the submission and facts of the case.

III. For issuance of writ in nature of Mandamus directing the Respondent authority holding that the petitioner is entitled to continue in service of the Board without any hindrance and the petitioner is further entitled to the salary/remuneration as he was getting immediately prior to issuance of the impugned resolution of termination.

IV. For any other relief to which Petitioner may be entitled."

2. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioner submits that admittedly, the petitioner is an employee of the Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as 'BIADA') though, he has entered on the post of Assistant Development Officer by virtue of contractual appointment w.e.f. 01.09.2007 followed by an agreement prepared between the BIADA and the petitioner dated 01.09.2007. Senior counsel submits that the petitioner has served the department with full satisfaction, but the allegation has been made against him that he in connivance with two other officers viz., the Director and the Development Officer, has entered into a lease on behalf of BIADA with one M/s Punarsar Jute Park Ltd., by which the BIADA suffered great loss. Senior counsel submits that in this regard, a show cause has been issued to the petitioner in the month of April, 2017.

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