Pawan Kumar Jha vs The State Of Bihar on 18 April, 2026
In a similar case, the legal position
regarding long-standing service has been significantly
strengthened by the Supreme Court in Naresh Kumar Sinha v.
State of Bihar (2025) SCC OnLine SC 2339, which
established that an employee who has served regularly for a
substantial period acquires the status of a permanent employee
and cannot be terminated based on mere bald allegations of
fraud documents or missing records without holding a formal
enquiry, the relevant para of the judgement is quoted
hereinbelow: