Subodh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.993 of 2024 ====================================================== 1.

Subodh Kumar S/o Krishna Prasad, Resident of Village-Kundi, P.S.- Noorsarai, District-Nalanda.

2.

Shivam Kumar, S/o Chandradeo Prasad, Resident of Village-Sakucha, P.S.- Nagra, District-Bhagalpur.

3.

Ashok Kumar, S/o Basudev Yadav, Resident of Village-Alawalpur, P.S.- Belaganj, District-Gaya.

4.

Puja Kumari, D/o Shatrughan Giri, Resident of Village-Dumduma, P.S.- Daudpur, District-Saran.

5.

Punam Kumari, W/o Vibhu Narayan Tiwary, Resident of Riding Road, Bailey Road, Sheikhpura More, P.S.-Shastri Nagar, District-Patna. 6.

Rahul Kumar, S/o Chakardhar Yadav, Resident of Village-Bhawanipur, P.S. Rangra Chowk, District-Bhagalpur.

7.

Satish Prasad Singh, S/o Sitaram Singh, Resident of Village-Baidpur, P.S.- Shambhuganj, District-Banka.

... ... 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.

3.

The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Chairman Central Selection Board of Constable, Bihar, Patna. 5.

The Superintendent of Police, Lakhisarai.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjeet Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Sanjay Pandey, Adv.

Mr.Binod Kumar Mishra, Adv.

Mr.Vivek Anand Amritesh, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 22-02-2024

1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief(s):- "1. For issuance of direction to the respondents authorities to grant seniority and all

Patna High Court CWJC No.993 of 2024(2) dt.22-02-2024 2/3 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 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 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.

3. It is needless to state that in case the petitioners approach the Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna, i.e. 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.

Patna High Court CWJC No.993 of 2024(2) dt.22-02-2024 3/3

4. The writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) sonal/- U