Chief Justice Pancholi led bench dismisses a Publinc Interest Litifgation

In Ganesh Pandey & Anr. vs .The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Bihar & Ors. (2025), Patna.Patna High Court's Division Bench of Chief Justice Vipul M. Pancholi and Justice Partha Sarthy passed an 7-page long judgement dated July 25, 2025. The 8th order by Justice Pancholi as Chief Justice reads:"we are of the view that the concerned respondent authority has already conducted the enquiry pursuant to the application/complaint submitted by Rekha Devi against Dr. Seema Saroj and when the final order has been passed by the competent authority, we are not inclined to entertain the present petition filed in the nature of Public Interest Litigation. 14. Accordingly, the petition stands dismissed."

The petitioner had mainly prayed that the respondents be directed to enquire through independent agency in respect of defalcation of public money by Dr. Seema Saroj, Prabhari Chikitsa Padadhikari, Primary Health Centre, Vaishali. His counsel contended that one Dr. Seema Saroj is working as Prabhari Chikitsa Padadhikari at Primary Health Centre, Vaishali since last 12 years i.e. from the year 2013. It was further contended that said Dr. Seema Saroj, Prabhari Chikitsa Padadhikari, Primary Health Centre, Vaishali had defalcated more than Rs. 10,66,74,394/- by misconducting and mismanaging the payment of outsourcing employees and, therefore, one Rekha Devi sent various type of applications to the concern d respondent
authorities for making necessary enquiry against said Dr. Seema Saroj.