IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15872 of 2007 ABDUL RASID KHAN Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 01.07.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order of termination of his services dated 8.5.2004. The ground for termination of his services is the alleged forged and fake nature of appointment. An F.I.R. has also been lodged with regard to the same and is pending. It is the case of the petitioner that he has been terminated in violation of the principles of natural justice inasmuch as no enquiry has been held to determine the alleged fake and forged nature of appointment and no opportunity has been given to the petitioner to meet the same. Reliance has further been placed on an order of this Court in CWJC No. 7656 of 2004 and analogous cases, when this Court vide its order dated 28.01.2006 set aside the order of termination on ground of violation of the principles of natural justice with liberty to proceed in accordance with law against the alleged fake appointees. It appears that similar issue came up for consideration in L.P.A. No. 1154 of 2003, which traveled to the Supreme Court when the Apex Court on 17.12.2004 declined to entertain the Special Leave Application regarding allegedly fake appointment orders and while dismissing the petition observed that it shall be open to the authorities to take appropriate action in the light of the outcome of the criminal prosecution launched. - 2 - The order of termination of the petitioner dated 8.4.2004 is, therefore, set aside for like reasons as in CWJC No. 7656 of 2004 and analogous cases as being in violation of the principles of natural justice with liberty to the Respondents to proceed afresh in accordance with law when the matter shall ultimately abide by the terms of the order of the Supreme Court as noticed above. This writ application is disposed. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)