IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11812 of 2010 1. AMRITA SINGH D/O NARAYAN SINGH R/O VILL.- CHHOTI JAMIN UNDER P.S. GORADIH, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BHAGALPUR 3. DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, BHAGALPUR 4. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, BHAGALPUR 5. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, GORADIH, BHAGALPUR 6. BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, GORADIH (EAST), BHAGALPUR 7. THE PRINCIPAL, NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL JITADIH, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR 8. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY GRAM PANCHAYAT MURHAN JAMEEN, BLOCK GORADIH, BHAGALPUR 9. THE MUKHIYA MURHAN JAMEEN GRAM PANCHAYAT, BLOCK GORADIH, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR ----------- 03. 23.3.2011 Petitioner is one of the persons whose services came to be terminated by the impugned order dated 1.4.2008 issued by the Panchayat Secretary of the Panchayat on the ground that the said order is being passed on the direction of the District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. Other three persons whose names figure in the said impugned order approached the High Court in CWJC No.7981 of 2008. The learned single Judge vide order dated 11.1.2010 quashed the said order on the ground that neither any show cause nor any enquiry was conducted and the said order has been passed at the dictates of the District Magistrate who is neither the controlling authority under the statute nor had the 2 necessary powers to issue such a direction. Learned single Judge therefore quashed the same order which is impugned order as Annexure-4. Since in identical issue the impugned order has been quashed for the reasons which shall also be applicable to the present petitioner as the adjudication is based on legal principles and not factual status, Annexure-4 in so far as it relates to the present petitioner as well is quashed for the same reason which had been given in the case of Mala Kumari and others, which has been annexed as Annexure-5 to the writ application. The writ application is allowed. Petitioner is directed to be reinstated forthwith. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)