RAJIV RANJAN SINHA . vs STATE OF BIHAR . — C.A. No. 980/2005

Summary of C.A. No. 980/2005 - Rajiv Ranjan Sinha v. State of Bihar The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals on March 3, 2011. Appellants were Bihar State Health Service tutors who were reverted to the health services cadre by a 2002 government notification because they lacked postgraduate degrees required for tutor positions. The High Court had dismissed their writ petition and appeals in 2003. The Supreme Court upheld the reversion as lawful, finding no irregularity since the educational qualification requirement was undisputed and applicable to the tutor position, with the appellants rightfully transferred to roles not requiring such degrees. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.