MAHENDRA PRASAD vs STATE OF BIHAR . — C.A. No. 6388/2014

Summary of C.A. No. 006388 / 2014 (Mahendra Prasad v. State of Bihar) The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court's Letters Patent Bench order that had reverted the appellant to Class-IV service. The appellant, employed since 1974, was absorbed as a Clerk in 1981 under a 1981 government policy for work-charge employees. After 23 years, the State issued a show-cause notice in 2004 and reverted him, claiming he lacked prescribed qualifications. The Court found the appellant possessed the required matriculation qualification and that his absorption was valid and legal; prolonged continuation (23+ years) prevented retroactive reversion. The Court restored the Single Judge's order allowing the absorption. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.