Engineer’s Dismissal Over Alleged False Caste Certificate Quashed; Penalty Premature Without Certificate Cancellation: Patna High Court

In a significant judgment delivered by the Patna High Court, the case of Rajive Nandan Mourya has raised critical questions about the validity of caste and domicile certificates and the due process for disciplinary action against government employees. The appellant, Rajive Nandan Mourya, was employed by the Water Resources Department of the Government of Bihar as an Assistant Engineer since 1987. He had initially claimed Scheduled Caste (SC) status based…