India, March 6 -- Two senior officials at the Bihar governor's secretariat who "deliberately concealed crucial facts" and led the Chancellor into passing an erroneous order are unfit for their positions and should be sent for appropriate training, the Patna high court said on Wednesday

Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan's observations came on a petition by Kumari Anjana, who was sacked as Aryabhatt Knowledge University (AKU) deputy registrar in January 2024 on the ground that she did not possess the required experience at the time of her appointment nearly a decade earlier.

Justice Sharan directed the Chancellor to reinstate the official Anjana with all consequential benefits and flagged "grave issues" about the manner in which the officials a...