Chandani Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.493 of 2024 ====================================================== 1.

Chandani Kumari Wife of Tinku Kumar, Resident of Village- Kulhariya, P.S. -Koilawar, District- Bhojpur.

2.

Bhushan Kumar, S/o- Devendra Prasad Singh, Resident of Village Bariyarpur, P.O. and P.S.- Piri Bazar, District- Lakhisarai (Bihar). Gunjan Kumar, S/o- Sanjay Singh, Resident of Village and P.O.- Changodih, P.S.- Khaira, Dist.- Jamui, Bihar.

Sonu Kumar, S/o- Jitendra Singh, Resident of Village and P.O.- Pachgawa, P.S.- Akbarpur, Dist - Nalanda (Bihar).

5.

Manish Kumar, S/o- Bipin Singh Resident of Village and P.O.- Makanpur, P.S.- Warisaliganj, Dist.- Nawada (Bihar).

6.

Harendra Kumar, S/o- Kamta Prasad Singh, Resident of village - Naipokhar, P.O. and P.S.- Rajgir, Dist- Nalanda (Bihar). 7.

Binod Kumar, S/o- Madho Prasad, Resident of village- Mirzapur, P.O.- Pitamberpur, P.S.- Ghoshi, Dist.- Jehanabad (Bihar). 8.

Tejskar Kumar Pandey, S/o- Vijay Kumar Pandey, Resident of Village - Jethour Kanjhiya, P.O.-Jethour Jammua, P.S.- Amarpur, Dist.-Banka (Bihar). 9.

Rajneesh Kumar, S/o- Parmanand Singh, Resident of Village Bhagwanpur, P.O.-Murgaon, P.S.- Islampur, Dist.- Nalanda (Bihar). 10.

Aman Kumar Sharma, S/o- Late Bijendra Sharma, Resident of Village - Godana Mathiya P.O. and PS.- Revelganj, Dist.- Saran (Bihar). 11.

Ramesh, S/o- Baldev, Resident of Village and P.O.- Parsiya Dist.- Azamgarh (U.P.) 12.

Arti Kumari, Daughter of Late Kamleshwar Prasad Verma, Resident of Village Saryupar, P.S.- Daudpur, District - Chapra. 13.

Moni Kumari Singh, Wife of Navin Kumar Singh, Resident of VillageBhagwanpur, P.S.- Bhagwanpur, District - Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Home Police Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Additional Chief Secretary, Home Police Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

Patna High Court CWJC No.493 of 2024(2) dt.15-02-2024 2/3 The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. The Chairman Central Selection Board of Constable, Bihar, Patna. 5.

The Superintendent of Police, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Chitranjan Sinha, Sr. Adv.

Mr.Ranjeet Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Ayush Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Kanishk Kaustubh, Adv.

Mr. Shikhar Mani, Adv.

Mr. Rishabh Gupta, Adv.

For the State :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Ambastha, SC-26 Mr. Divit Vinod, AC to SC-26 For the CSBC :

Mr. Sanjay Pandey, Adv.

Mr. Binod Kumar Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Vivek Anand Amritesh, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 15-02-2024 The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief:- "1. For issuance of direction to the respondents authorities to grant seniority and all consequential benefits to the petitioners on the basis of their merit position in the redrawn merit list of the constable irrespective of their date of joining on the post of constable arising out of Advertisement No. 2 of 2009 issued by the Central Selection Board of Constable, Bihar, Patna for the post of constable, as several hundred candidates who had lesser marks were declared successful before the petitioners and they were allowed to join and the petitioners names were left out and their results were not published only because of the lapses on the part

Patna High Court CWJC No.493 of 2024(2) dt.15-02-2024 3/3 of the Central Selection Board of Constable and their results were published after several round of litigation before this Hon'ble Court."

2.

At the outset, the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioners to approach the Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna, i.e. the Respondent No. 3, for redressal of their aforesaid grievances. Liberty, so sought, is granted.

It is needless to state that in case the petitioners approach the Respondent No. 3, by filing appropriate representation, within a period of two weeks from today, the same shall be disposed off, by a reasoned and a speaking order, in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks, thereafter. The writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U