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Patna High CourtL.P.A/13/2022allowed

The State Of Bihar v. Ram Babu Azad

2022-12-20Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar,Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey53 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.39 of 2022 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2310 of 2020 ====================================================== 1.

Ravi Kumar Singh Son of Yogendra Singh, Resident of Village - Mairwa, P.O. - Russi, P.S. - Daudpur, District - Saran, Bihar-841205. 2.

Manish Kumar Verma, Son of Paras Nath Verma Resident of MohallaAnderkila, Near Panchayat Bhawan, P.O.-Hajipur, P.S.-Hajipur Nagar, District-Vaishali, Bihar-844101 3.

Rahul Kumar Suraj, Son of Murlidhar Gupta, Resident of Ward No. 3, Tola - Artaha, Village - Raybhir, P.O.-Raybhir, P.S.-Shankarpur, DistrictDadhepura, Bihar- 852128 4.

Abhishek Kumar, Son of Ashok Kumar, Resident of Village-Kalso Motnaje, P.O.-Kolso Motnaje, P.S.-Tariyani, District-Sheohar, Bihar-843316 5.

Saurabh Samir, Son of Satyendra Kumar Pandey, Resident of New Area Yamuna Path, Nawada, P.O.-Nawada, P.S.-Nawada, District-Nawada, Bihar805110. 6.

Ravi Kumar Sharma, Son of Chandeshwar Sharma, Resident of VillageBhagirathpur, P.O. - Nauranga, P.S.-Kalyuanpur, District- Samastipur, Bihar848102 7.

Sonu Kumar Singh, Son of Subhash Singh, Resident of Village - Laxmipur, Ward No. 02, P.O.-Laxmipur, P.S.- Laukaha, District- Madhubani, Bihar847421 8.

Abhishek Kumar Singh, Son of Shesh Nath Singh, Resident of East of SDS College, Nai Bazar, Khanua, District- Chapra, Saran, Bihar- 841301. 9.

Vishal Kumar Baitha, Son of Santosh Baitha. Resident of Village-Santhi, P.O.-Santhi, P.S.- Raghunathpur, Dist.- Siwan, Bihar-841502 10.

Lakshman Chaurasia, Son of Bhola Chaurasia Resident of VillageChitbisraw, P.O.-Sematar, P.S.-Guthani, District- Siwan, Bihar-841239 11.

Sartaj Alam, Son of Safi Ahmad, Resident of Village - Machawan, P.O. - Mahuawan, P.S. - Kateya, District - Gopalganj. Bihar-841437. 12.

Sahil Kumar Sinha, Son of Krishna Kumar Singh, Resident of Khagri Road, Road No. 3-G, Danapur, P.O.-Digha, P.S.-Danapur, District-Patna -800012. 13.

Prashant Kumar, Son of Anil Kumar Chaturvedi, Resident at New Area, Gyanpur Mohalla, Road No. 03, Behind S.P. Residence, Aurangabad, Bihar, Pin-824101.

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Aditi Raj, Daughter of Suraj Prakash, Resident of Village - Noawan, P.O.- Noawan, P.S.- Asthawan, District- Nalanda, Bihar-803107 15.

Gudiya Sain, Daughter of Mithilesh Kumar, Resident of Village and P.O.- Dona, P.S.-Hisua, District- Nalanda, Bihar-805103 16.

Sonali, Daughter of Navin Kumar Lal, Resident at Bihar Sharif, P.O.- Bihar Sharif, P.S.-Laheri, District - Nalanda, Bihar-803101

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Varsha Bharti, Daughter of Manoj Kumar, Resident of Village-Nawada, P.O.-Daudnagar, P.S.-Vaishali, District- Vaishali, Bihar-844113 18.

Soni Kumari, Daughter of Yogendra Singh, Resident of Village and P.O.- Kobil, P.S.-Islampur, District- Nalanda, Bihar- 801303. 19.

Prachi Kumari, Daughter of Ashok Kumar Gupta, Resident of VillageKoyaribigha, P.O. - Barbigha, P.S.-Barbigha, District- Sheikhpura, Bihar811101 20.

Ayushi Kumari, Daughter of Ramesh Kumar Gupta, Resident of Village - Nadda, P.O.- Bhairoganj, P.S.- Bhairoganj, District- West Champaran, Bihar845106. 21.

Riya Kumari, Daughter of Gopal Prasad, Resident of Village- Narayan Chuan, P.O.- Chand Chaura, P.S.-Vishnupad, District- Gaya, Bihar-823001 22.

Priyanka Kumari, Daughter of Priyatam Moree, Resident of Village Indaut, P.O.- Babhanbarui, P.S.- Hilsa, District - Nalanda, Bihar-801302 23.

Ruby Kumari, Daughter of Suresh Prasad, Resident of Village-Bajitpur Bhadwas, P.O.- Hasanpur Bhadwas, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali, Bihar844122 24.

Sweta Kumar, Daughter of Prabhanjan Kumar Prabhat, Resident of Village and P.O.-Lakhawar, P.S.-Ghoshi, Lakhawar, Jehanabad, Bihar,-804434 25.

Madhulata Kumari, Daughter of Jaiprakashh Mandal, Resident of Navtoliya, Choka, Sabour, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar - 813210 26.

Rashmi Kumari, Daughter of Ram Babu Singh, Resident At and P.O. - Kurthaul, P.S. - Parsa Bazar, District - Patna, Bihar - 804453. 27.

Jyotsna Kumari, Daughter of Kishundev Singh, Resident of Village and P.O. - Kaler, P.S. - Kaler, District - Arwal, Bihar - 824127. 28.

Kumari Shalini, Daughter of Sheovachan Paswan, Resident of Village and P.O. - Sonbhadra, P.S. - Bansi, District - Arwal, Bihar - 804419. 29.

Sonam Kumari, Daughter of Swami Nandan Kumar, Resident of Village - Mustafapur, P.O. - Bhakhri, P.S. - Dhanarua, District - Patna, Bihar - 804451.

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Simpi Kumari, Daughter of Ram Sagar Mahato, Resident of Village and P.O. - Kabia, P.S. - Bhagwanpur, District - Begusarai, Bihar - 851120. 31.

Geetanjali, Daughter of Goverdhan Rajak, Resident At Magadh Colony, Kurji More, P.O. - Sadaquat Ashram, District - Patna, Bihar - 800010. 32.

Richa Kumari, Daughter of Manoj Kumar, Resident of Village - Mishrichak, P.O. - Nadwan, P.S.- Dhanarua, District - Patna - 804453 33.

Rajni Kumari, Daughter of Ram Jivan Pandit, Resident of At - Thana Road, Sultanganj, P.O. - Sultanganj, District - Bhagalpur, Bihar - 813213. 34.

Minu Kumari, Daughter of Munna Paswan, Resident At - Badalpura, NearU+0078f Janki Dwar, P.O.- Khagaul, P.S.- Khagaul, District- Patna, Bihar-801105

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Manju Kumari, Daughter of Ram Prasad Lal, Resident At-Patwa Toli, Ward No. 19, Daudnagar, District- Aurangabad, Bihar-824143 36.

Kumari Priya Singh, Daughter of Vijay Singh, Resident of Village and P.O. - Kabirpur, P.O. - Khudwan, P.S. - Khudwan, District - Aurangabad, Bihar - 824124.

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Priyanka Kumari, Daughter of Indralok Singh, Resident of Village - Meghapur, P.O. - Khudwan, P.S. - Khudwan, District - Aurangabad, Bihar - 824124.

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Tanushka Kumari, Daughter of Awadhesh Kumar Singh, Resident of Village - Bahadurganj, P.O. - Chiksi, P.S. - Sigori, District - Patna, Bihar - 801110 39.

Pooja Kumari, Daughter of Dilip Kumar, Resident of Rasalpura, Doriganj, Rasalpura, Saran, Bihar - 841211 40.

Asrita Kumari, Daughter of Jaynandan Prasad, Resident of Village - Gokhul Bigha, P.O. - Sarsauli, P.S. - Jamhor, District - Aurangabad, Bihar - 824121 41.

Manish Kumar, Son of Hari Narayan Sa, Resident of Village - Piprahi, P.O. - Raghopur, P.S. - Raghopur, District - Supaul, Bihar - 852111. 42.

Nithish Kumar, Son of Ramashish Paswan, Resident of Village Maluka Bigha, P.O. - Chhatihar, P.S. - Hisua, District - Nawada, Bihar - 805110. 43.

Prabhat Kumar, Son of Kallu Rajak, Resident of Hospital Road, Masaurhi, P.O. and P.S. - Masaurhi, District - Patna, Bihar - 804452. 44.

Golu Kumari, Son of Mukesh Kumar Singh, Resident of Village - Khalpura, P.O. - Gultenganj, P.S. - Chapra Muffasil, District - Saran, Bihar - 841211. 45.

Suman Saurabh, Son of Tuntun Prasad Rajak, Resident of New Colony, Qtr. No. 151/CD, P.O. - Khagaul, P.S. - Khagaul, District - Patna, Bihar - 801105. 46.

Vidhan Kumar, Son of Dhaneshwar Ray, Resident of House No. 28, Gandhi Nagar, Boring Road, Patna, Bihar - 800001 47.

Ranjan Kumar Ram, Son of Raj Kumar Mahra, Resident of Village - Hathletwa, P.O. - Kamlawari, District - Madhubani, Bihar - 847226. 48.

Vivek Ranjan, Son of Akhilesh Singh, Resident of Village - Kandhauli, P.O. - Malikpur, P.S. - Karay Parsuray, District - Nalanda, Bihar - 801304. 49.

Anshu Yadav, Son of Sheshnath Yadav, Resident of Village - Gausabad, P.O. - Shohilapur, District - Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh - 233001. 50.

Bipul Nani Tiwari, Son of Kanhaiya Mani Tiwari, Resident of Village - Bansgawn Prasauni, P.O. - Manihariya, P.S. - Bhairoganj, District - West Champaran, Bihar - 845106.

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Gautam Kumar, Son of Suresh Singh, Resident of Village - Mahuari Nurullah, P.O. - Arwal, P.S. - Arwal, District - Arwal, Bihar - 804401 52.

Gautam Kumar, Son of Ramniwas Sharma, Resident of Village - Sitalpur Sharma Tola, P.O. - Sitalpur, P.S. - Dighwara, District - Saran, Bihar - 841221.

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Surajj Kumar Singh, Son of Anil Kumar Singh, Resident of Nagrah, Nagara, Bhagalpur, Bihar - 853204.

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Ravi Kumar Verma, Son of Gopal Ji Verma, Resident At - Bhikha Chhapra, P.O. - Rawiganj Bazar, P.S. - Bairia, District - Ballia, U.P. (Uttar Pradesh) - 277208.

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Santosh Kumar, Son of Virendra Singh, Resident of Village and P.O. - Pakri Barawan, P.S. - Pakri Barawan, District - Nawada, Bihar - 805124 56.

Sharad Kumar, Son of Baikunth Thakur, Resident of Village - Kalyanpur, P.O. - Madhopur Ram, P.S. - Vaishali, District - Vaishali, Bihar - 844113. 57.

Pradeep Kumar, Son of Pyare Lal Yadav, Resident of Village - Badhahara, P.O. - Masaudha, P.S. - Durgawati, District - Kaimur, Bihar - 821105. 58.

Anand Kumar, Sonof Bhagwan Singh, Resident of Village - Belwa Madho, P.O. - Belwa Madho, P.S. - Kotwan, District - East Champaran, Bihar - 845423.

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Vibhash Ranjan, Son of Ashok Kumar Mishra, Resident of Village - Madhopur Math, P.O. - Tansariya, P.S. - Turkauliya, District - East Champaran, Bihar - 845437.

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Abhishek Kumar, Son of Sanjay Kumar Singh, Resident of Village - Mahaddipur, P.O. - Munger, P.S. - Kasim Bazar, District - Munger, Bihar - 811201.

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Sujeet Kumar, Son of Nanki Mahto, Resident of Village and P.O. - Bishambharpur Ailoth, P.S. - Musrigharari, District - Samastipur, Bihar - 848101.

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Pravin Kumar Prabhakar, Son of Devi Poddar, Resident of Village - Birnamatula, P.O. - birnamatula, P.S. - Angar Ghat, District - Samastipur, Bihar - 848134 63.

Dhanjee Kumar Yadav, Son of Goverdhan Yadav, Resident of Village - Rudra Nagar, P.O. - Gaudarh, P.S. - Shahpur, District - Bhojpur (Ara), Bihar - 802183.

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Shivshankar Singh Yadav, Son of Sankatha Singh Yadav, Resident of Village - Kurtha, P.O. - Husenpur, District - Ghazipur, State-Uttar Pradesh - 233001. 65.

Inder Kumar Ram, Son of Vinod Kumar Ram, Resident of Village - Kathra, P.O. - Kathra, P.S. - Manigacchi, District - Darbhanga, Bihar - 847423. 66.

Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Son of Arjun Singh, Resident of Village - Kurkuri, P.O. and P.S. - Phulwari Sharif, District - Patna, Bihar - 801505. 67.

Gautam Prasad, Son of Sakaldip Prasad, Resident of Village - Dhivrapar, P.O. - Mal, P.S. - Hilsa, District - Nalanda, Bihar - 801302. 68.

Manish Kumar, Son of Rajdeo Prasad, Resident At Patel Nagar Hilsa, P.O. and P.S. - Hilsa, District - Nalanda, Bihar - 801302. 69.

Rahul Kumar, Son of Alakh Deo Prasad, Resident of Village - Maniyawan, P.O. - Deep Nagar, P.S. - Nalanda, District - Nalanda, Bihar - 803111.

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Ramashray Kumar, Son of Shiv Yatan Prasad, Resident of Village - Niyamatpur, P.O. and P.S. - Harnaut, District - Nalanda, Bihar - 803110 71.

Ravikant Kumar, Son of Ramashish Ram, Resident of Village - Shekhpura, P.O. - Poiwan, P.S. - Aurangabad, District - Aurangabad, Bihar - 824103. 72.

Amit Raj, Son of Banke Lal Sahu, Resident at - Brahampura, P.O.- Ghoghardiha, P.S. - Phulparas, District - Madhubani, Bihar - 847402. 73.

Sunit Kumar, Son of Arun Deo Bishwas, Resident of Village and P.O. - Sountha, P.S. - Kasba, District - Purnea, Bihar - 854325. 74.

Sonu Kumar, Son of Rameshwar Rajbhanshi, Resident of At Mahasai, Rajauli, Nawada, Bihar - 805125.

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Vinay Kumar, Son of Ramsundar Paswan, Resident of Village - Sandi, P.O. - Matpa, P.S. - Kutumba, District - Aurangabad, Bihar - 824111. 76.

Gulshan Kumar, Son of Anil Kumar Prasad, Resident of Village - Lakshmipur, P.O. - Bairahi, P.S. - Ayer, District - Bhojpur, Bihar - 802158. 77.

Rupesh Kumar Maurya, Son of Shashi Kant Maurya, Resident of Village - Budhwal, P.O. - Jagdishpur, P.S. - Jagdishpur, District - Bhojpur (Ara), Bihar - 802158.

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Manish Kumar, Son of Sunil Kumar, Resident of Village - Niayamatpur, P.O. - Ghorahuwan, P.S. - Masaurhi, District - Patna, Bihar - 804452. 79.

Anish Kumar, Son of Arvind Kushwaha, Resident of Village - Masaurhi Kala, P.O. - Makhmilpur, P.S. - Paliganj, District - Patna, Bihar - 801110. 80.

Vikash Kumar, Son of Jitendra Kumar, Resident of At Near Shiv Mandir, Maharajganj, Rafiganj, Aurangabad, Bihar - 824125. 81.

Abhishek Kumar, Son of Raj Kumar, Resident of At Bhanwar Pokhar, Near Lalpan, Bhandar, P.O. - Bankipur, P.S. - Pirbhore, District - Patna, Bihar - 800004.

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Chandan Kumar Ojha, Son of Suresh Chandra Ojha, Resident of Village and P.O. - Sahjauli, P.S. - Shahpur, District - Bhojpur, Bihar - 802165. 83.

Mayank Yadav, Son of Hari Kumar Yadav, Resident of Village and P.O. - Rasulganj Urf Koili, P.S. - Nanpur, District - Sitamarhi, Pin - 843333, Bihar. 84.

Sintu Kumar, Son of Jitendra Thakur, Resident of Village - Sondho Kahartoli, P.O. - Sondho, P.S. - Goraul, District - Vaishali, Pin - 844134, Bihar.

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Sujeet Kumar, Son of Rajesh Prasad, Resident of Village and P.O. - Tal Saharsa, P.S. - Sikandra, Dist. - Jamui, Pin - 811315, Bihar. 86.

Manish Kumar, Son of Chandrachur Mahto, Resident of Village - Barbighi, P.O. - Husina, P.S. - Ballia, District - Begusarai, Pin - 851211, Bihar. 87.

Pankaj Kumar, Son of Devendra Paswan, Resident of Village and P.O. - Salha, P.S. - Jandaha, District - Vaishali, Pin - 844505, Bihar. 88.

Saroj Kumar Sharma, Son of Jaleshwar Sharma, Resident of Village and

6/53 P.O. - Barkhagaon, P.S. - Barkagaon, Dist. - Siwan, Pin - 841226, Bihar. 89.

Ritu Raj, Son of Pramod Kumar, Resident of Village - Purabsarai, P.O. - Munger, P.S. - Kotwali, District - Munger, Pin - 811201, Bihar. 90.

Bharat Kumar, Son of Maheshwari Prasad, Resident of Village and P.O. - Kenasarai, P.S. - Mufassil, District - Nawada, Pin - 805123, Bihar. 91.

Sachin Kumar, Son of Pramanand Prasad, Resident of Village - Dhudhuan, P.O. - Daulatpur, P.S. - Mufassil, District - Bhojpur, Pin - 802313, Bihar. 92.

Saurabh Suman, Son of Randhir Prasad Singh, Resident of Village - Masudpur, P.O. - Hayatghat, P.S. - Hayatghat, District - Darbhanga, Pin - 847301, Bihar 93.

Om Prakash Kumar, Son of Dayanand Paswan, Resident of Village - Madhura North, P.O. - Narpatganj, P.S. - Dhulkaha, District - Araria, Pin - 854335, Bihar.

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Pintu Kumar, Son of HNP Singh, Resident of Village Telmar, P.S. - Harnaut, Dist. - Nalanda, Pin - 803204, Bihar.

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Abhishek Kumar, Son of Dharmendra Kumar, Resident of Village - Garkha, P.O. and P.S. - Garkha, District - Saran, Pin - 841311, Bihar. 96.

Aradhana Suman, Daughter of Onkar Choudhary, Resident of Village Masaurhi, Dahiphata, Patna, Pin - 804452, Bihar. 97.

Praveen Amray, Son of Sitaram Prasad, Resident of Village - Devi Sarai, P.O. - Maghra, P.S. - Deep Nagar, District - Nalanda, Pin - 803101, Bihar. 98.

Vikash Kumar, Son of Vijay Bahadur Prasad, Resident of Village - Jabra, P.O. - Jabra, P.S. - Nokha, District - Rohtas, Bihar - 802215. 99.

Ranvijay Kumar, Son of Awadh Bihari Paswan, Resident of Village Deokund, P.O. - Rampur Chay, P.S. - Deokund, District - Aurangabad, Bihar, Pin - 804428.

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Chandralok Vinod Kumar Rajvanshi, Son of Vinod Kumar Rajvanshi, Resident of Village and P.O. - Gangauli, P.S. - Dalmianagar, District - Rohtas, Pin - 821305, Bihar.

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Madhusudan Kumar, Son of Trivikram Jha, Resident of Village - Sabbajpur, P.O. - Bhikhanpur, P.S. - Ahiyapur, District - Muzaffarpur, Bihar. .

Sanjeev Kumar Sumar, Son of Umesh Prasad, Resident of Village - Indwas, P.O. - Bhandari, P.S. - Rahui, District - Nalanda, Pin 803119, Bihar. .

Anshu Kumar, Son of Krishna Rajak, Resident of Village - Chamili, P.O. Jigna, P.S. - Sikroul, District - Buxar, Pin - 802129, Bihar. .

Amit Pandey, Son of Vipradeo Pandey, Resident of Village - Gulabchhapra, Matukpur, District - Bhojpur, Pin - 802311, Bihar. .

Rohit Kumar, Son of Laldeo Roy, Resident of Village - Najarmira, P.O. and P.S. - Sonepur, District - Saran, Pin - 841101, Bihar. 106 Bambam Kumar, Son of Rajnandan Kumar, Resident of Village - Mirachak,

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P.O. - Bahadurpur, P.S. - Zeromile, District - Bhagalpur, Pin - 813210, Bihar. .

Maneesh Kumar, Son of Kailash Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village - Khopaiti, P.O. - Damgarhi, P.S. - Sour Bazar, District - Saharsa, Pin - 852221, Bihar.

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Ravi Kumar, Son of Suresh Choudhary, Resident of Village - Gadanpura, P.O. - Masatthu, P.S. - Bekhhi, District - Patna - 803213, Bihar. .

Rahul Kumar, Son of Anil Prasad, Resident of Village - Ramchandrapur, P.O. - Bihar Sharif, P.S. - Laheri, District - Nalanda, Pin - 803101, Bihar. .

Brijesh Kumar, Son of Suryadev Singh, Resident of Village and P.O. - Akorhi Gola, District - Rohtas, Pin - 821301, Bihar.

111. Vijay Kumar, Son of Upendra Rajak, Resident of Village - Pakri, P.O. - Muzaffarpur, P.S. - Birpur, District - Begusarai, Pin - 851127, Bihar. .

Vicky Kumar, Son of Sudhir Singh, Resident of Village - Katardih, P.O. - Bhagwanpur, P.S. - Birpur, District - Begusarai, Pin - 851127, Bihar. .

Pawan Kumar, Son of Awadh Kishor Singh, Resident of Village and P.O. - Chhapra, Meghrai, P.S. - Mushahri, District - Muzaffarpur, Pin - 843119, Bihar.

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Pawan Kumar Rajak, Son of Sheo Kumar Baitha, Resident of Village - Bibipur, P.O. - Gorkha, District - Saran, Pin - 841311, Bihar. .

Dharmendra Kumar, Son of Chhotan Ram, Resident of Village and P.O. - Nagwan, P.S. - Fatehpur, District - Gaya, Pin - 805128, Bihar. .

Madhu Ranjan Kumar, Son of Laxman Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village - Habbipur, P.S. - Bithosarif, P.S. - Chandayti, District - Gaya, Pin - 823003, Bihar.

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Vinay Kumar, Son of Rajendra Singh, Resident of Village - Narhan, P.O. - Baraura, P.S. - Ramgarh, District - Kaimur, Pin - 821110, Bihar. .

Kamal Kishore Kamal, Son of Premchand Singh, Resident of Village - Amaithi, P.O. - Masona, P.S. - Sanjhauli, District - Rohtas, Pin - 802220, Bihar.

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Abhishek Kumar, Son of Bijendra Pandit, Resident of Village - Bhagwati Nagar, P.O. and P.S. - Parsa Bazar, District - Patna, Pin - 804453, Bihar. .

Sanjay Kumar, Son of Dukhit Mahto, Resident of Village - Khawa Chandra Tola, P.O. - Kiranpur, P.S. - Medni Chowki, District - Lakhisarai, Pin - 811106, Biahr.

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Dhananjay Kumar Sharma, Son of Ramchandra Sharma, Resident of Village - Tehndua, P.O. - Dhawpokhar, P.S. - Karmchat, District - Kaimur, Pin - 821108, Bihar.

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Ujjwal Anand, Son of Dharmendra Kumar, Resident of Raj Laxmi Niwas, Bank Colony, North Mandiri, Patna, Pin - 800001, Bihar. .

Samarjeet Kumar, Son of Ramchandra Paswan, Resident of Village - Matukchak, P.O. - Abgila, P.S. - Parasbigha, District - Jehanabad, Pin -

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Bhola Sahni, Son of Hiralal Sahni, Resident of Village and P.O. - Morsand, Kumhira, Dist. - Samastipur, Pin - 848115, Bihar. .

Vicky Kumar, Son of Ajay Kumar, Resident of Village and P.O. - Ghorahuwan, P.S. - Masaurhi, District - Patna, Pin - 804452, Bihar. .

Ajay Kumar Yadav, Son of Swami Nath Yadav, Resident of Village and P.O. and P.S. - Vijaypur, District - Gopalganj, Pin - 841508, Bihar. .

Ranveer Choudhary, Son of Panna Lal Choudhary, Resident of Village - Jhauva, P.O. - Jhauv Bahiyar, P.S. - Harinmar, District - Munger, Pin - 811211, Bihar.

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Jitendra Kumar Jyoti, Son of Ashok Kumar Paswan, Resident of Village - Vishnupur, P.O. - Mahnar Road, P.S. - Mahnar, District - Vaishali, Pin - 844507, Bihar.

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Himanshu Kumar Pandey, Son of Ram Pukar Pandey, Resident of Village and P.O. - Sansa, P.S. - Mansoor Chak, District - Begusarai, Pin - 851128, Bihar.

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Rajnish Kumar Jha, Son of Raghvendra Jha, Resident of Village - Garhia, P.O. - Bhaptiyahi, P.S. - Garhia, District - Supaul, Pin - 852105, Bihar. .

Sumit Sagar, Son of Late Shivakant Mandal, Resident of Village - Kamdanibag, P.O. - Bhagapur City, P.S. - University O.P., District - Bhagalpur, Pin - 812002, Bihar.

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Puja Kumari, Daughter of Hari Kishun Paswan, Resident of Village - Bartali Kala, P.O. - Chandrkaithi, P.S. - Chenari, District - Rohtas, Pin - 821104, Bihar.

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Sony Kumari, Daughter of Shiv Shankar Singh, Resident of Village and P.O. - Mahuawan, P.S. - Madanpur, District - Aurangabad, Pin - 824208, Bihar. .

Sandhya Kumari, Daughter of Ramadhar Ram, Resident of Bijhar, Bhawanipur, Aurangabad, Pin - 824202, Bihar.

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Chandan Kumar, Son of Rameshwar Das, Resident of Town and P.O. and P.S. and District - Jehanabad, Pin - 804408, Bihar. .

Manish Kumar Singh, Son of Ashok Singh, Resident of Village - Ariyanw, P.O. - Phulariya Tajpur, P.S. - Daudpur, District - Saran, Pin - 841209, Bihar. .

Anand Kumar Mishra, Son of Raghaw Mishra, Resident of Village - Baherwan, P.O. - Mahuawan, P.S. - Kateya, District - Gopalganj, Pin - 841437, Bihar.

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Prasoon Kumar, Son of Chakradhar Choudhary, Resident of Ward No. 48, Near KM Tank, Housing Board Colony, Balbhadarpur, Laheriasaraai, Darbhanga, Pin - 846001, Bihar.

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Neeraj Singh, Son of Ajeet Kumar, Resident of Village - Dandsar, P.O. - Dondsar, Ghazipur, U.P., Pin - 233206 140 Guddi Kumari, Daughter of Vidyapati Paswan, Resident of Village and P.O.

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- Suhiya, P.S. - Shahpur, District - Bhojpur, Pin - 802165, Bihar. .

Tanu Kumari, Daughter of Kumar Gaurav, Resident of Village - Jamari, P.O. - Jamari, P.S. - Cherki, District - Gaya, Pin - 823004, Bihar. .

Vikash Kumar, Son of Akhilesh Kumar, Resident of Village - Rasai Bigha, P.O. - Keshopur, P.S. - Hilsa, District - Nalanda, Pin - 801302, Bihar. .

Nikhil Raj, Son of Surendra Kumar Thakur, Resident of Village - Khedarpura, P.O. - Daudnagar, P.S. - Vaishali, District - Vaishali, Pin - 844113.

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Vikash Kumar, Son of Dharmendra Singh, Resident of Village and P.O. and P.S. - Desari, District - Vaishali, Pin - 844504 .

Chandan Kumar, Son of Bihar Roy, Resident of Village - Jethuli, P.O. - Fathuha, P.S. - Kachchidargha, District - Patna, Pin - 803201. .

Harsh Kumar, Son of Ranjit Singh, Resident of Village and P.O. - Alawalpur, P.S. - Gaurichak, District - Patna, 803203.

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Pallavi Joshi, Daughter of Manoj Kumar Chaudhary, Resident of Village - Fazilabad, P.O. - Mithan Chak, P.S. - Gapalpur, District - Patna, Pin - 804453.

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Kumari Shreya, Daughter of Vijay Kumar Gupta, Resident of Chandani Chowk, Gola Road, Sheikhpura, District - Sheikhpura, Pin - 811105, Bihar. .

Sunil Kumar, Son of Virendra Mahto, Resident of Village - Husena Raghav, P.O. - Baluka Ram, P.S. - Vaishali, District - Vaishali, Pin - 844113. .

Rupesh Kumar, Son of Harendra Chaudhary, Resident of Village and P.O. - Madhopur Ram, P.S. - Vaishali, District - Vaishali, Pin - 844113. .

Dhananjay Kumar, Son of Ganauri Choudhary, Resident of Village - Lodipur, P.S. - Dharampur, P.S. - Kako, District - Patna, Pin - 801102. .

Shyam Babu Kumar, Son of Raghav Prasad, Resident of Village - Khapuri, P.O. - Sadaweh, P.S. - Dulhin Bazar, District - Patna, Pin - 801102. .

Deepak Kumar, Son of Bhagwan Paswan, Resident of Village - Sarevan, P.O. and P.S. - Karaghar, District - Rohtas, Pin - 821107. .

Randhir Kumar, Son of Santosh Kumar, Resident of Village - Mustichak, P.O. - Pandooi, District - Jehanabad, Pin - 804417. .

Anamika Patel, Daughter of Mantu Chanora Patel, Resident of 119/13 Saicandhar Road, Patua Para, Lilua, Hawarah, Pin - 711204, West Bengal. .

Bijan Kumar Raut, Son of Binod Raut, Resident of Village - Chhechhani, P.O. - Belsanoi, P.S. - Bithan, District - Samastipur, Bihar, Pin - 848207. .

Deepak Kumar, Son of Laljee Singh, Resident of Village - Dharahara, P.O. - Twininggani, P.S. - Krishna Braham, District - Buxar, Pin - 802133, Bihar. .

Sonu Kumar, Son of Harendra Kumar, Resident of Village and P.O. - Narayanpur, P.S. - Piro, District - Bhojpur, Pin - 802204, Bihar. 159 Rajnish Raj, Son of Mahesh Prasad Singh, Resident of Village and P.O. -

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Malikpura, P.S. - Goraul, District - Vaishali, Bihar, Pin - 844118. .

Vikash Kumar, Son of Bodhan Ram, Resident of Village and P.O. - Parihara, P.S. - Bakhri, District - Begusarai, Bihar, Pin - 848201. .

Harish Kumar, Son of Anil Saw, Resident of Near at Block Ward No. 05, Purani Bazar, Lakhisarai, P.O. and P.S. and District - Lakhisarai, Bihar, Pin - 811311.

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Braj Mohan Kumar, Son of Rajeshwar Shastri, Resident of Village and P.O. - Jhanathi, P.S. - Paras Bigha, District - Jehanabad, Bihar, Pin - 804429. .

Junaid Alam, Son of Abdul Wahab Ansari, Resident of Village and P.O. and P.S. - Chiraiya, District - East Champaran, Bihar, Pin - 845415. .

Bipin Kumar, Son of Binod Sharma, Resident of Village - Supta, P.O. - Mow, P.S. - Tekari, District - Gaya, Bihar, Pin - 824235. .

Md. Adil, Son of Abdul Kalam Ansari, Resident of Village and P.O. - Mastichak, P.S. - Dariyapur, District - Saran, Bihar, Pin - 841219. .

Santosh Kumar, Son of Ram Nath Sah, Resident of Village - Dighi Kalawest Hajipur, P.O. - Hajipur, P.S. - Sadar Hajipur, District - Vaishali (Bihar) - 844102.

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Bishesh Kumar, Son of Birendra Kumar, Resident of Village and P.O. - Supour Jamua, P.S. - Sangrampur, District - Munger, Bihar, Pin - 813321. .

Prince Kumar, Son of Jawahar Paswan, Resident of Village - Harpur, P.O. - Bank, P.S. - Muffasil, District - Munger, Bihar, Pin - 811202. .

Manish Kumar, Son of Munindra Kumar Jha, Resident of Village and P.O. - Inayatpur, P.S. - Patori, District - Samastipur, Bihar, Pin - 844506. .

Raushan Kumar, Son of Mahendra Maharaj, Resident of Village and P.O. - Uttari Dhamoun, P.S. - Purtory, District - Samastipur, Bihar - 848504. .

Vikash Kumar, Son of Awadhesh Singh, Resident of Village and P.O. - Anchha, P.S. - Daudnagar, District - Aurangabad, Bihar, Pin - 824143. .

Sumit Kumar, Son of Brahmdev Pandit, Resident of Village - Chamotha, P.O. - Laund, P.S. - Sirdalla, District - Nawada, Bihar - 805122. .

Ajay Kumar, Son of Gulab Chand Mahto, Resident of Village and P.O. - Khanjahanpur, P.S. - Cheriyabariyarpur, District - Begusarai, Bihar - 851132.

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Shiv Ranjan Jha, Son of Subodh Naryan Jha, Resident of Village and P.O. - Sanskrit Nirmali, P.S. - Balua Bazar, District - Supaul, Bihar - 854339. .

Amit Kumar, Son of Karman Sah, Resident of Village - Jagdambapur Farda, P.O. - Farda, P.S. - Nayaram Nagar, District - Munger, Bihar - 811202. .

Aditya Ranjan, Son of Akhilesh Bhagat, Resident of Village and P.O. - Gangdwar, P.S. - Andhrathadhi, District - Madhubani, Bihar - 847235. .

Amit Kumar, Son of Shambhu Sharan Baitha, Resident of Village and P.O. - Jassuli Patti, P.S. - Kotwa, District - East Champaran, Bihar - 845437.

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Pranav Kumar, Son of Prithvi Chandra Singh, Resident of Ward No. 17, Patel Nagar, Purab Tola, Kahalgaon, District - Bhagalpur - 813203, Bihar. .

Mohammad Asif Ahmad, Son of Mohammad Masum, Resident of Village - Aatarpura, P.O. - Hazrat Sain, P.O. - Dhanarua, District - Patna, Bihar - 804451.

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Dharmendra Ram, Son of Kanhaiya Ram, Resident of Village - Gauripur, P.O. - Murli Parsauni, P.S. - Balthar, District - West Champaran, Bihar - 845307.

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Ramesh Kumar Sharm, Son of Binay Sharma, Resident of Village - Govindpur, P.O. - Gidhaur, P.S. - Jhajha, District - Jamui, Bihar - 811305. .

Sonu Kumar, Son of Virendra Singh, Resident of Village - and P.O. - Atta, P.S. - Marhowrah, District - Saran, Bihar - 841418. .

Sunil Kumar, Son of Shyam Sundar Prasad, Resident of Dabgar Toli, Daudnagar, District - Aurangabad, Bihar - 824143. .

Kaushal Kumar Yadav, Son of Jaykant Yadav, Resident of Village - Baghmara, P.O. - Sughrain, P.S. - Kusheshwar Ashthan, District - Darbhanga, Bihar - 848213.

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Prabhat Pandey, Son of Lakshmi Kant Pandey, Resident of Khashi Tengarahi, Kashi Tengrahi Khap, Dighwdubauli, District - Gopalganj, Bihar - 841409.

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Nitish Ranjan, Son of Rakesh Kumar, Resident of Silao, Bypass Road, Silao, District - Nalanda, Bihar - 8031173.

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Anand Raj, Son of Shailesh Kumar Shrivastava, Resident of Ward No. -01, Harkhauli, Uchkagaon, District - Gopalganj, Bihar - 841438. .

Prince Kumar, Son of Dhrup Ray, Resident of Village - Dandaspur, P.O. - Panditpur, P.S.- Janta Bazar, District - Chapra (Saran), Bihar - 841224. .

Bharat Kumar, Son of Basant Prasad, Resident of Villager and P.O. - Gangauli, P.S. - Dalmiyanagar, District - Rohtas, Bihar - 821305. .

Ajeet Kumar, Son of Brij Bihari, Resident of Village - Maira, P.O. - Saisar, P.S. - Dinara, District - Rohtas, Bihar - 802213. .

Chandan Kumar Ojha, Son of Suresh Chandra Ojha, Resident of Village and P.O. - Sahjauli, P.S. - Shahpur, District - Bhojpur, Bihar - 802165. .

Arnav Kumar, Son of Binod Kumari, Resident of Sheikhpura, P.O. - B.V. College, P.S. - Shashtri Nagar, District - Patna, Bihar - 800014. .

Dhiraj Kumar Singh, Son of Vimal Singh, Resident of Village - Chanpura, P.O. - Naya Mohammadpur, P.S. - Koilwar, District - Bhojpur, Bihar - 802163.

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Raksha Kumar, Son of Mahendra Pandit, Resident at Gauripur, P.O. - Safiabad, P.S. - Naya Ramnagar, District - Munger, Bihar - 811214. .

Sonu Kumar, Son of Rajendra Kumar, Resident of Village and P.O. - Gonawa, P.S. and District - Nawada, Bihar - 805110

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Saurav Kumar, Son of Subodh Singh, Resident of Village - Motibigha, P.O. - Gohawau, P.S. - Nawada, District - Nawada, Bihar - 805110. .

Nishant Kumar, Son of Chandeshwar Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village - Mainpur, P.O. - Ekderwa, P.S. and District - Gopalganj, Bihar - 841428. .

Sanjeev Kumar, Son of Nandlal Choudhary, Resident of Village - Mainpur, P.O. - Ekderwa, P.S. - Dist. - Gopalganj, Bihar - 841428. .

Aman Raushan, Son of Baidyanath Roy, Resident of Baruna Rasalpur, Sarairanjan, Samastipur, Rasuipur, Samastipur, Bihar - 848505. .

Sarvjit Kumar, Son of Alakhdeo Singh, Resident of Village - Reganiya Manjhauli, P.O. - Simra, P.S. - Mali, District - Aurangabad, Bihar - 824303. .

Kundan Kumar Bharti, Son of Bineshwari Sah, Resident of Village - Naya Tola, Birgaon, P.S. - Mahishi, District - Saharsa, Bihar - 852216. .

Vikramaditya, Son of Rajendra Prasad Sahu, Resident of Village - Sarahi, Ward No. 05, P.o. - Bengha, P.S. and District - Saharsa, Bihar - 852202. .

Vikash Bhushan Kumar, Son of Surendra Kumar, Resident of Pathak Toli, Jehanabad, P.O. and P.S. and Dist. - Jehanabad, Bihar - 804408. .

Akarsh Kumar, Village and P.O. - Khanpur Pakri, P.S. Bidupur, District - Vaishali, Bihar - 844115.

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Amrendra Kishore Singh, Son of Shailendra Kishore Singh, Resident of Village - Bhikhua, P.O. - Dumari, P.S. - Fatuha, District - Patna, Bihar - 803201.

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Vikash Kumar, Son of Ramdeo Kumar, Resident At Maulanagar, P.O. - Karki, P.S. - Jamhor, District - Aurangabad, Bihar - 824121. .

Munna Kumar, Son of Vishun Ram, Resident of Village - Timal Bigha, P.O. - Sarsavil, P.S. - Jamhor, District - Aurangabad, Bihar - 824121. .

Praveen Kumar, Son of Birenra Prasad, Resident of Village and P.O. - Rakhwari, P.O. - Ruorapur, District - Madhubani, Bihar - 847411. .

Nikunj Kumar Arya, Son of Bishnu Deo Prasad, Resident At Masoomganj, P.O. and P.S. - Bhagwan Bazar, District - Chapra (Saran), Bihar - 841301. .

Dhruv Kumar Kamat, Son of Surya Narayan Kamat, Resident of Village - Deonath Patty, P.O. - Hatni, P.S. - Ghoghardiha, District - Madhubani, Bihar - 847402.

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Purushotam Kumar, Son of Dayanand Saw, Resident of Village - Anjan, P.O. - Nimaanjan, P.S. - Madanpur, District - Aurangabad, Bihar - 824208. .

Neeraj Kumar, Son of Kapileshwar Sah, Resident of Chhoti Madai Chowk, P.O. - Hajipur, District - Vaishali, Bihar - 844101. .

Chandan Kumar, Son of Yogendra Yadav, Resident At and P.O. - Shishwa, P.S. - Choutham, District - Khagaria, Bihar - 851214. .

Munna Kumar, Son of Ramlakhan Pal, Resident of Village - Shankarpur, P.O. - Sarsauli, P.S. - Obra, District - Aurangabad, Bihar - 824121.

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Deepak Kumar, Son of Shiv Narayan Singh, Resident of Village - Ghusiya Khurd, P.O. - Ghusiya Kala, P.S. - Bikramganj, District - Rohtas, Bihar - 802212.

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Balwant Raj, Son of Sunil Singh, Resident of Village - Ghosh Colony, P.O. - Sandha, P.S. - Muffasil, District - Saran, Bihar - 841301. .

Anuj Kumar, Son of Durga Saw, Resident of Village - Rauna, P.O. - Guraru, P.S. - Konch, District - Gaya, Bihar - 824118. .

Sarveshwari Prasad, Son of Arun Kumar Singh, Resident of Village - Dhauri, P.O. - Kharaon Kala, P.S. - Sahaz, District - Bhojpur, Bihar - 802208.

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Akash Tiwari, Son of Narendra Tiwari, Resident of Village - Berai, P.o. - Khuthan, P.S. - Imadpur, District - Bhojpur, Bihar - 802222 .

Tuntun Kumar, Son of Shankar Yadav, Resident of Village-Chananwar, P.O.- Garhi, P.S.-Khaira, District- Jamui, Bihar-811317 .

Md. Shahanawaz Ali, Son of Md. Saiyad Ali, Resident of Village-Mujee, P.O.-Munjee, P.S.-Karakat, District- Rohtas, Bihar-802212. .

Ravi Kumar, Son of Indradeep Prasad Singh, Resident of Swayamvar Vatika, Utsav Hall,Dariyapur Road, Kurthaul, Patna-804453 .

Nikki Kumari, Daughter of Umashankar Prasad, Resident of ward No.-14, Karsahia, East Champaran, Bihar-845418 .

Kamlesh Kumar, Son of Yamuna Prasad, Resident of Village-Kharholi, P.O.and P.S.- Durgawati, District- Kaimur, Bihar-821105. .

Abhay Kumar Shukla, Son of Ved Prakash Shukla, Resident of VillageLaxmipur, P.O.-Saunaha, P.S.-Palanwa, District- East Champaran, Bihar845305. .

Sumit Kumar, Son of Rameshwar Singh, Resident of Village-Ram Nagar, Shiv Tola, P.O.-Sandha, P.S.- Muffasil, District- Chapra (Saran), Bihar841301 .

Pranav Kumar, Son of Anil Singh, Resident of Village-Sri Rampur, P.O.- Temtha, P.S.-Parbatta, District-Khagaria, Bihar-851216. .

Amardeep Kumar, Son of Lalkun Prasad Singh, Resident At and P.O.- Maniappa, P.S.-Matihani, District-Begusarai, Bihar-851129 .

Gulshan Kumar, Son of Niraj Kumar, Resident of Village-Jaitipur, P.O. and P.S.- Bind, District-Nalanda, Bihar-803107.

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Abhishek Kumar, Son of Sacchidanand Prasad, Resident of Village-Jaitipur, P.O. and P.S.-Bind, District- Nalanda, Bihar-803107. .

Sonu Kumar, Son of Behan Choudhary, Resident of Bhartiya Nagar, Ward No. 26, Saharsa, Bihar-852201.

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Prince Kumar, Son of Sudhir Prasad Singh, Resident At-Pachrukhi, P.O.- Itwaa, P.S.-Dharhara, District- Munger, Bihar-811212

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Arvind Kumar, Son of Raj Kumar Pal, Resident of Village-Brahampur, P.O.- Chhapra, Dist.- Saran, Bihar-841301 .

Sanjeet Kumar Jha, Son of Bhagawan Jha, Resident of Village-Baghawa, P.O.-Gopalpur, P.S.-Simri, Bakhtiyarpur, District- Saharsa, Bihar-852106 .

Rishi Kumar Mehta, Son of Arun Kumar Mehta, Resident At and P.O.- Kulhariya, P.S.-Babubarhi, District- Madhubani, Bihar-847401 .

Vikash Kumar Singh, Son of Umesh Kumar Singh, Resident of VillageMaiki, P.O. and P.S.- Garkha, District- Chhapra, (Saran), Bihar-841311 .

Ashwani Kumar Prasad, Son of Anil Kumar Prasad, Resident of VillageShurbir, P.O.-Patedhi, P.S.-Maharajganj, District- Siwan, Bihar-831019. .

Saurab Kumar, Son of Mithilesh Kumar, Resident of Village-Ranibazar, P.O.- Kawakol, P.S.- Kawakol, District- Nawada, Bihar-805106 .

Saurav Kumar, Son of Brahamdev Mandal, Resident At- English,P.O.- Farka, P.S.- Sabaur, District- Bhagalpur, Bihar-813210. .

Arvind Kumar Sah, Son of Raj Kishoe Sah, Resident of Village-Shivnagar, P.O.-Jamsaut, P.S.-Shahpur, District- Patna, Bihar-801503 .

Manoranjan Kumar, Son of Shashi Bhushan Prasad, Resident of Village and P.O.-Shivpur, P.s.-Nawanagar, District- Buxar, Bihar-802125. .

Gaurav Deep, Son of Late Dilip Kumar Prasad, Resident of Siddharth Apartment, road Near Jagmanu Shree Apartment, Jagdeo Path, DistrictPatna, Bihar-800014. .

Dipak Paswan, Son of Late Shankar Paswan, Resident of At-Auraiya, P.O.- Lakhisharai, P.S.-Lakhisarai, District- Lakhisarai, Bihar-811311. .

Rupesh Kumar, Son of Ashok Prasad Gupta, Resident of Village and P.O.and P.S.- Rupauli, District - Purnea, Bihar-854204.39 .

Sandeep Kumar, Son of Ramprawesh Yadav, Resident of VillageLakshmipur, P.O.- Simartoka, District- Darbhanga, Bihar-848213 .

Ankur Raj, Son of Shyam Sundar Yadav, Resident of Ward No. -4, Anandpuri, Madhepura, Bihar-852113.

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Hari Narayan Pandit, Son of Ram Bachan Pandit, Resident of VillageRanipur, Ward No. 27, P.O. and P.S.-Phulwari Sharif, District-Patna, Bihar801505 .

Satyam Kumar Sarvottam, Son of Ashok Prasad, Resident of VillageChhotki Simahari, P.O.-Baoki, Simahari, P.s.- Dhanarua, District- Patna, Bihar-804451 .

Chandan Kumar, Son of Sunil Singh, Resident of Village- Thorsan, P.o.- Torni Lehra, P.S.- Kargahar, District- Rohtas, Bihar-821108. .

Bharat Bhushan Kumar, Son of Vidyanand Singh, Resident of VillageChhota Hasanpur, P.O. and P.S.- Khusrupur, District-Patna, Bihar-803202. 251 Sanjeet Kumar, Son of Brahamdeo Prasad, Resident of Village-Bholakurha,

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P.O.- Sandh, P.S.-Sirdala, District- Nawada, Bhar-805127 .

Rahul Kumar, Son of Vinay Singh, Resident of Village-Bhagirath Bigha, Ward No.-04, P.O.-Jehanabad, P.S.-Jehanabad, District- Jehabanad, Bihar804408 .

Tejnarayan Kumar, Son of Vijay Kumar Singh, Resident of Village-Kurhari, P.O. and P.S.- Shakurabad, District- Jehanabad, Bihar- 804425 .

Ravi Kumar, Son of Ashok Prasad, Resident of Village and P.O. and P.S.- Shakurabad, District- Jehanabad, Bihar- 804425. .

Md. Numan Ansari, Son of Md. Zulfeecar Anshari, Resident of VillageTendua, P.O.-Dhaupokhar, Dhaupokhar, Kaimur (Bhabua), Bihar-821108. .

Upendra Kumar, Son of Satyanarayan Paswan, Resident of VillageMadanpura, P.O.- Piyan, P.S.-Sonahan, District- Kaimur, (Bhabhua), Bihar821108. .

Jyoti Kumari, Daughter of Hardeo Narayan Prasad, Resident of Village and P.O.- Pachtaki Yadu, P.S.-Bairgania, District- Sitamarhi, Bihar-843313. .

Beena Kumari, Daughter of Shiv Bihari Singh, Resident of Village-Bahuara, P.O.-Maidhara, P.S.-Bikramganj, District- Rohtas, Bihar-802212. .

Vikash Kumar Patel, Son of Vijay Kumar Patel, Resident of Dharampura, P.O.- Majrarh, P.s.-Nokha, District- Rohtas, Bihar-802215 .

Sajal Prakash, Son of Satyendra Kumar, Resident of Village-Bhagwatipur, P.O.-Bajitpur, P.S.-Bihta, District-Patna, Bihar-800111. .

Deepak Kumar, Son of Nand Kishore Singh, Resident of At-U.K. Sharan Bhawan, Ch and pur Bela, District-Patna, Bihar-800001. .

Subham Kumar, Son of Navneet Kumar, Resident of At Behind of Bhoot Banglow Road, Sipara, Matkhan, P.S.-Beur, P.S.-Dhhelwan, Bihar-800020. .

Manish Ranjan, Son of Ramanuj Singh, Resident of Village-Mokama, P.O.- Mokama, P.S.- Mokama Thana, District-Patna, Bihar-803302. .

Nitu Kumari, Daughter of Asharfi Ray, Resident of Village-Bhagwatipur Amghatta, P.O.-Amghatta, P.S.-Sitamarhi, District-Sitamarhi, Bihar-843302. .

Shubhangi Kumari, Daughter of Satyendra Kishore Mishra, Resident AtManwa, Ward No. 10, District- West Champaran, Bihar-845455. .

Jay Kumar Singh, Son of Gupteshwar Singh, Resident of VillageBhagwanpur, P.O.-Pawna, P.S.-Pawna, District- Bhojpur, Bihar-802201. .

Aarush, Son of Manoj Das, Resident at - Gangjla, Ward No. 17, Das Tola, East of Zila School, Saharsa, Bihar-852201.

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Gopal Anand, Son of Shanker Saw, Resident at Vidyapith Chowk, Purani Bazar, Lakhisarai, Bihar-811311.

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Subash Yadav, Son of Vijay Yadav, Resident of Vilage-Saipur, P.O.- Gayaspur, P.S.- Siswan, District- Siwan, Bihar-841210 270 Ambuj Kumar, Son of Subhash Pathak, Resident At-Near Mahindra Work

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Shop, Delha, Gaya, Dhaniya Bagicha, Gaya, Gaya, Bihar-823002. .

Abhishek Kumar, Son of Ashok Kumar Pandit, Resident of Village-Dadpur, P.O.-Lokmanpur, P.S.-Kharik, District- Bhagalpur, Bihar-853202. .

Kundan Kumar, Son of Rana Sanjay Kumar, Resident of Village-Dhankoul, P.O. and P.S.-Makhdumpur, District- Jehabanad, Bihar-804422. .

Vishal Kumar, Son of Umesh Kumar Singh, Resident of Village and P.O.- Bihari Bigha, P.S.-P and arak, District- Patna, Bihar.-803214. .

Pushpranjan Ranj, Son of Navin Singh, Resident At-Larua, Ward No. 04, Samastipur, Bihar-848505.

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Ravi Kumar, Son of Rambhadur Thakur, Resident of Village- Madhumalti, P.O.-Chhapra Bahas, P.S.-Sugauli, District- East Champaran, Bihar-845435. .

Shama Shahnaz, Daughter of Md. Zahid Hussain, Resident At-Plot No. 72, Main Road Bara, Chak and , Gaya, Dist.- Gaya, Bihar-804404. .

Nidhi Kumari, Daughter of Kauleshwar Prasad Singh, Resident of VillageGoithadih, P.O.-Samharigarh, Roh, Nawada, Bihar-805104. .

Amit Kumar Gupta, Son of Ramapukar Gupta, Village-Kharua, P.O.- Kharua, District- Darbhagnga, Bihar-847115.

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Raushan Raj, Son of Manoj Kumar, Resident at-Bhushan Bhawan, Vishnupuri, Anisabad, Patna-800002.

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Md. Muhtashim Shakil, Son of Md. Shakil Ahmad, Resident of MohallaEmadpur, P.O. and P.S.-Bihar Sharif, District- Nalanda, Bihar-803101. .

Nikesh Kumar, Son of Suresh Sah, Resident of Village and P.O.-Bakhariya, P.s.-Majhaulia, District-West Champarana, Bihar-845454. .

Monika Gupta, Daughter of Mukesh Prasad Gupta, Resident of City Forbisganj, P.O.-Forbisganj, P.S.-Forbisganj, District-Araria, Bihar-854318. .

Nisha Bharti, Daughter of Ranjeet Kumar, Resident of Babu Jageevan Ram, Ward No. 16, R.B 1/208, HSKP Railway Colony, NKJ Katni, Murwara, Katni Madhya Pradesh-483501.

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Aditi Raj, Daughter of Uday Kumar, Resident of Nahar Road, Sakari Gali, Allabuxpur, Dhanuki, Patna Bihar-800007.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3.

Ram Babu Azad, Son of Krishna Dev Prasad, Resident of Mohalla- Amber Siristar, P.O. and P.S.- Bihar Sharif, District- Nalanda. 4.

Shankar Dayal, Son of Ram Chandra Prasad, Resident of village- Ahilyapur,

17/53 P.O. and P.S.- Bikram, District- Patna.

5.

Kamal Kishor Kant, Son of Surendra Prasad, Resident of village- Saidabad, P.O.- Saidabad, P.S.- Pali, District- Jehanabad. 6.

Awadhesh Kumar, Son of Jagat Prasad, Resident of village- Gulariya Bigha, P.O.- Sanda, P.S.- Dhanarua, District- Patna. 7.

Raushan Kumar, Son of Narayan Prasad, Resident of village- Kartaha Jagdishpur, P.O.- Kartahan, P.S.- Kartahan, District- Vaishali. 8.

Saurabh Kumar, Son of Anil Kumar, Resident of village- Sowa, P.O.- Kari Sowa, P.S. Wazirganj, District- Gaya.

9.

Deepak Kumar, Son of Narayan Prasad, Resident of village- Kartaha Jagdishpur, P.O.- Kartahan, P.S.- Kartahan, District- Vaishali. 10.

Ravindra Kumar, Son of Nageshwar Das, Resident of village- Daudpur, P.O. and P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna.

11.

Om Prakash Kumar, Son of Parmanand Thakur, Resident of VillageBhusaula Danapur Pokhar, P.O.- Mubarakpur, P.S.- Phulwarisharif, DistrictPatna. 12.

Anand Kumar Singh, Son of Ram Bahadur Singh, Resident of VillageBasant Chhapra, P.O.- Maharani, P.S.- Mahmadpur, District- Gopalganj. 13.

Anand Prakash, Son of Mahesh Prasad Yadav, Resident of village- Manpura, P.O. and P.S.- Daudnagar, District- Aurangabad. 14.

Sanjay Kumar, Son of Krishna Roy, Resident of village- Hilalpur, P.O. Hilalpur, P.S. Madarpur, District- Vaishali.

15.

Abhishek Kumar, Son of Sudama Bhatt, Resident of Mohalla, P.O. and P.S.- Rajib Nagar, District- Patna.

16.

Manjay Kumar, Son of Mishri Ray, Resident of village- Daulatpur, P.O. Subhai, P.S. Hajipur Sadar, District- Vaishali. 17.

Amarnath Yadav, Son of Parmanand Yadav, Resident of village- Tulshi Mandi, P.O. and P.S.- Gulzarbagh, District- Patna. 18.

Amar Kumar, Son of Birendra Prasad, Resident of village- Saidpur, P.O.- Ramna, P.S. Kaji Mohammadpur, District- Muzaffarpur. 19.

Kunal, Son of Ashok Ray, Resident of village, P.O. and P.S.- Sahasrawan, District- Siwan.

20.

Suman Kumar, Son of Suddheshwar Prasad Keshari, Resident of village - Kadirganj, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 21.

Dharmendra Kumar, Son of Birje Choudhary, Resident of village- Netaul, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S. Kadirganj, District- Patna. 22.

Dhananjay Kumar, Son of Ganga Chaudhary, Resident of village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S. Kadirganj, District- Patna. Patna. 23.

Jitendra Kumar, Son of Yadunandan Ray, Resident of village- Sekhpur Derha, P.O. and P.S.- Bithauli, District- Patna.

18/53 24.

Ram Babu Kumar, Son of Bashudev Pandit, Resident of village and P.O. and P.S. Mahmadpur, District- Muzaffarpur.

25.

Manish Kumar, Son of Vijay Kumar Sah, Resident of village and P.O.- Belahi Nilkanth, P.S. Runni Saidpur, District- Sitamarhi. 26.

Ram Niwash Kumar, Son of Dilip Kumar, Resident of village and P.O.- Bhaiswan, P.S. Masaurhi, District- Patna.

27.

Rashik Kumar, Son of Raghubansh Kishor Prasad Sahi, Resident of colony Ring Bandh Laxman Nagar, P.O., P.S. and District- Sitamarhi. 28.

Gopal Kumar, Son of Laxmi Prasad, Resident of village- Maibi, P.O. Kishunpur, P.S. and District- Sitamarhi.

29.

Niraj Kumar, Son of Umesh Thakur, Resident of village and P.O.- Rajkhand, P.S. Aurai, District- Muzaffarpur.

30.

Ayush Raj, Son of Shailesh Kumar, Resident of village- Kurhani, P.O. and P.S.- Kurhani, District- Muzaffarpur.

31.

Soni Kumari, Son of Vidyanand Prasad Resident of village- Aurangpur, P.O. Khalilabad Netaul, P.S. Kadirganj, District- Patna. 32.

Prem Ranjan Kumar, Son of Baleshwar Prasad Resident of villageAurangpur, P.O. Khalilabad Netaul, P.S. Kadirganj, District- Patna. 33.

Dwijendra Kumar, Son of Biplendra Kumar, Resident of village- Kumhar Toli, P.O. and P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna. 34.

Ritesh Kumar, Son of Ram Naresh Choudhary, Resident of Village- Taregna Gola Kumhartoli, P.O. and P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna. 35.

Supriya Kumari, Daughter of Mithilesh Prasad, Resident of VillageGonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 36.

Rajeev Raj, Son of Ravindra Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Tetaria, P.O.- Maulana Dih, P.S.- Silao, District- Nalanda.

37.

Subhash Kumar, Son of Vimal Prasad, Resident of Village- Pakaura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 38.

Kumkuma Rani, Daughter of Amrik Chaudhary, Resident of Village - Karhara, P.O. and P.S.- Ghoshi, District- Jehanabad. 39.

Pinki Kumari, Daughter of Lal Babu Prasad, Resident of Village- Netaul, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 40.

Mira Kumari, Son of Shivanandi Prasad, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 41.

Sujata Kumari, Daughter of Nand Lal Choudhary, Resident of Village - Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 42.

Munna Kumar, Son of Raj Ballabh Chaudhary, Resident of VillageGonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 43.

Saurabh Kumar, Son of Judagi Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna.

19/53 44.

Raju Kumar, Son of Ganga Mistri, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 45.

Sunita Kumari, Daughter of Amirak Chaudhary, Resident of VillageMushari, P.O.- Chistipur, P.S.- Chandi, District- Nalanda. 46.

Kaushal Kumar, Son of Kapil Muni, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 47.

Gaurav Kumar, Son of Rajnandan Prasad, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 48.

Soni Kumari, Daughter of Rajeshwar Saw, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 49.

Sonam Kumari, Daughter of Rajeshwar Saw, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 50.

Amlesh Kumar Manjhi, Son of Vakil Manjhi, Resident of Village and P.O. and P.S.- Sahsraw, District- Siwan.

51.

Binod Kumar Manjhi, Son of Dhupan Manjhi, Resident of Village and P.O. and P.S.- Sahsraw, District- Siwan.

52.

Binda Lal Bhagat, Son of Balchand Bhagat, Resident of Village- Badasi, P.O. and P.S. and District- Arwal.

53.

Shashi Shekhar, Son of Brind Singh, Resident of Village- Rauniya, P.O.- Bara, P.S.- Bhagwanganj, District- Patna.

54.

Ravi Kumar, Son of Ram Naresh Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Taregna Gola Kumhartoli, P.O. and P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna. 55.

Rakesh Kumar, Son of Dina Nath Chaudhary, Resident of Mohalla - Sabajpura, P.O.- Danapur, P.S.- Khagaul, District- Patna. 56.

Sone Lal Singh, Son of Kamleshwari Singh, Resident of Village- Balah, P.O. and P.S.- Narayanpur, District- Bhagalpur.

57.

Vicky Kumar, Son of Anandi Ray, Resident of Village- East Baluan, P.O.- Kons Diyara, P.S.- Doriganj, District- Saran at Chapra. 58.

Anandi Prasad, Son of Punpun Ray, Resident of Village- East Baluan, P.O.- Kons Diyara, P.S.- Doriganj, District- Saran at Chapra. 59.

Ujjwal Kumar, Son of Ravindra Kumar Singh, Resident of Village- Shakti Nagar Daniyawan, P.O.- Tari, P.S.- Mufassil, District- Saran at Chapra. 60.

Anand Mohan Verma, Son of Dinesh Tulshi Verma, Resident of Village - Mapha, P.O.- Maula Nagar, P.S.- Atri, District- Gaya. 61.

Santosh Kumar Suman, Son of Lalji Chaudhary, Resident of VillageVrindawan Colony, P.O. and P.S.- Phulwarisharif, District- Patna. 62.

Bibha Kumari, Daughter of Madan Chaudhary, Resident of Village - Vrindavan Colony, P.O. and P.S.- Phulwarisharif, District- Patna. 63.

Sweety Kumari, Daughter of Bijendra Prasad, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna.

20/53 64.

Ankush Kumar Singh, Son of Pawan Kumar Singh, Resident of Village - Milki, P.O. and P.S.- Gangta, District- Munger. 65.

Pyarelal Manjhi, Son of Rameshwar Manjhi, Resident of Village- Koyla, P.O. and P.S.- Dariyapur, District- Saran at Chapra. Patna. 66.

Dinesh Kumar, Son of Baleshwar Prasad, Resident of Village- Aurangpur, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 67.

Tarun Kumar, Son of Chandrika Prasad, Resident of Village- Shiv Mandir, P.O.- Clevgaon, P.S.- Chiraili, District- Gaya. 68.

Pawan Kumar, Son of Pramod Prasad, Resident of Village- Chakahan, P.O.- Shamkauria, P.S.- Isuapur, District- Saran at Chapra. 69.

Vikrant Kumar Shrivastava, Son of Sushil Kumar Shrivastava, Resident of Village and P.O.- Belahari, P.S.- Tareya, District- Saran at Chapra. 70.

Sanjida Khatoon, Daughter of Md. Ismail Ansari, Resident of Village - Daulatpur, P.O.- Rajpur, P.S.- Raghunathpur, District- Siwan. 71.

Anil Kumar, Son of Ramchandra Prasad Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 72.

Vimlesh Kumar Bhagat, Son of Kashi Bhagat, Resident of Village- Lagusa, P.O.- Rajpur, P.S.- Raghunathpur, District- Siwan. 73.

Ravi Kumar, Son of Lal Bahadur Singh, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 74.

Mritunjay Kumar Singh, Son of Umakant Prasad Singh, Resident of VillageGandhi Nagar, P.O.- Pasraha, P.S.- Pasraha, District- Khagaria. 75.

Shashi Kant Kumar, Son of Krishna Chaudhary, Resident of VillageGonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 76.

Sandeep Kumar, Son of Bijendra Prasad, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 77.

Shashikant Kumar, Son of Shiv Bahadur Prasad, Resident of Village - Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 78.

Chandan Kumar, Son of Rajeshwar Sharma, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 79.

Deepak Kumar, Son of Ambika Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Mushari, P.O.- Chistipur, P.S.- Chandi, District- Nalanda. 80.

Rajesh Kumar, Son of Brijnandan Prasad, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 81.

Abhishek Kumar, Son of Manoj Yadav, Resident of Village and P.O.- Rewan, P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna.

82.

Priti Kumari, Son of Kapildev Prasad, Resident of Village- Hasanpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 83.

Khusbu Kumari, Son of Vijendra Kumar, Resident of Village- Mahuli, P.O.- Suitha, P.S.- Parsa Bazar, District- Patna.

21/53 84.

Alka Kumari, Son of Ganesh Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 85.

Bhola Kumar Yadav, Son of Khedan Yadav, Resident of Village and P.O.- Ratanpura, P.S.- Maharajganj, District- Siwan. 86.

Ravi Kumar, Son of Ram Krishna Paramdatt, Resident of Village- Chhota Hasanpur, P.O. and P.S.- Khusrupur, District- Patna. 87.

Mantu Kumar, Son of Subhash Ray, Resident of Village- Chhota Hasanpur, P.O. and P.S.- Khusrupur, District- Patna.

88.

Balwant Kumar, Son of Devanand Singh, Resident of Village- Dumariya, P.O. and P.S.- Maner, District- Patna.

89.

Mukesh Nandan, Son of Pankaj Kumar, Resident of Mohalla- Rajbanshi Nagar, P.S.- Shastri Nagar, District- Patna.

90.

Shivam Samrat, Son of Anil Kumar, Resident of Village- Khaira Jamui, P.O.- Pradhanchak, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui. 91.

Rupesh Kumar Mahato, Son of Bhola Mahato, Resident of Village and P.O.- Ramgarh, P.S.- Ramgarh Chowk, District- Lakhisarai. 92.

Praveen Kumar, Son of Prakash Thakur, Resident of Village and P.O.- Itmadi, P.S.- Beldour, District- Khagaria.

93.

Anil Kumar, Son of Anandi Sharma, Resident of Village and P.O.- Sahraun, P.S. and District- Khagaria.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== with Letters Patent Appeal No. 13 of 2022 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2310 of 2020 ====================================================== 1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1.

Ram Babu Azad Son of Krishna Dev Prasad Resident of Mohalla- Amber Siristar, P.O. and P.S.- Bihar Sharif, District- Nalanda. 2.

Shankar Dayal Son of Ram Chandra Prasad Resident of village- Ahilyapur, P.O. and P.S.- Bikram, District- Patna.

3.

Kamal Kishor Kant Son of Surendra Prasad Resident of village- Saidabad,

22/53 P.O.- Saidabad, P.S.- Pali, District- Jehanabad. 4.

Awadhesh Kumar Son of Jagat Prasad Resident of village- Gulariya Bigha, P.O.- Sanda, P.S.- Dhanarua, District- Patna. 5.

Raushan Kumar Son of Narayan Prasad Resident of village- Kartaha Jagdishpur, P.O.- Kartahan, P.S.- Kartahan, District- Vaishali. 6.

Saurabh Kumar Son of Anil Kumar Resident of village- Sowa, P.O.- Kari Sowa, P.S. Wazirganj, District- Gaya.

7.

Deepak Kumar Son of Narayan Prasad Resident of village- Kartaha Jagdishpur, P.O.- Kartahan, P.S.- Kartahan, District- Vaishali. 8.

Ravindra Kumar Son of Nageshwar Das Resident of village- Daudpur, P.O. and P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna.

9.

Om Prakash Kumar Son of Parmanand Thakur Resident of village- Bhusaula Danapur Pokhar, P.O.- Mubarakpur, P.S.- Phulwarisharif, District- Patna. 10.

Anand Kumr Singh Son of Ram Bahadur Singh Resident of village- Basant Chhapra, P.O.- Maharani, P.S.- Mahmadpur, District- Gopalganj. 11.

Anand Prakash Son of Mahesh Prasad Yadav Resident of village- Manpura, P.O. and P.S.- Daudnagar, District- Aurangabad. 12.

Sanjay Kumar Son of Krishna Roy Resident of village- Hilalpur, P.O. Hilalpur, P.S. Madarpur, District- Vaishali.

13.

Abhishek Kumar Son of Sudama Bhatt Resident of Mohalla, P.O. and P.S.- Rajib Nagar, District- Patna.

14.

Manjay Kumar Son of Mishri Ray Resident of village- Daulatpur, P.O. Subhai, P.S. Hajipur Sadar, District- Vaishali. 15.

Amarnath yadav Son of Parmanand Yadav Resident of village- Tulshi Mandi, P.O. and P.S.- Gulzarbagh, District- Patna. 16.

Amar Kumar Son of Birendra Prasad Resident of village- Saidpur, P.O.- Ramna, P.S. Kaji Mohammadpur, District- Muzaffarpur. 17.

Kunal Son of Ashok Ray Resident of village, P.O. and P.S.- Sahasrawan, District- Siwan.

18.

Suman Kumar Son of Sidheshwar Prasad Keshari, Resident of villageKadirganj, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 19.

Dharmendra Kumar Son of Birje Choudhary Resident of village- Netaul, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S. Kadirganj, District- Patna. 20.

Dhananjay Kumar Son of Ganga Chaudhary Resident of village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S. Kadirganj, District- Patna. 21.

Jitendra Kumar Son of Yadunandan Ray Resident of village- Sekhpur Derha, P.O. and P.S.- Bithauli, District- Patna.

22.

Ram Babu Kumar Son of Bashudev Pandit Resident of village and P.O. and P.S. Mahmadpur, District- Muzaffarpur.

23.

Manish Kumar Son of Vijay Kumar Resident of village and P.O.- Belahi

23/53 Nilkanth, P.S. Runni Saidpur, District- Sitamarhi. 24.

Ram Niwash Kumar Son of Dilip Kumar Resident of village and P.O.- Bhaiswan, P.S. Masaurhi, District- Patna.

25.

Rashik Kumar Son of Raghubansh Kishor Resident of colony Ring Bandh Laxman Nagar, P.O., P.S. and District- Sitamarhi. 26.

Gopal Kumar Son of Laxmi Prasad Resident of village- Maibi, P.O. Kishunpur, P.S. and District- Sitamarhi.

27.

Niraj Kumar Son of Umesh Thakur Resident of village and P.O.- Rajkhand, P.S. Aurai, District- Muzaffarpur.

28.

Ayush Raj Son of Shailesh Kumar Resident of village- Kurhani, P.O. and P.S.- Kurhani, District- Muzaffarpur.

29.

Soni Kumari D/O Vidyanand Prasad Resident of village- Aurangpur, P.O. Khalilabad Netaul, P.S. Kadirganj, District- Patna. 30.

Prem Ranjan Kumar Son of Baleshwar Prasad Resident of villageAurangpur, P.O. Khalilabad Netaul, P.S. Kadirganj, District- Patna. 31.

Dwijendra Kumar Son of Biplendra Kumar Resident of village- Kumhar Toli, P.O. and P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna. 32.

Ritesh Kumar Son of Ram Naresh Choudhary Resident of Village- Taregna Gola Kumhartoli, P.O. and P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna. 33.

Supriya Kumari Daughter of Mithilesh Prasad Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 34.

Rajeev Raj Son of Ravindra Chaudhary Resident of Village- Tetaria, P.O.- Maulana Dih, P.S.- Silao, District- Nalanda.

35.

Subhash Kumar Son of Vimal Prasad Resident of Village- Pakaura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 36.

Kumkuma Rani Daughter of Amrik Chaudhary Resident of VillageKarhara, P.O. and P.S.- Ghoshi, District- Jehanabad. 37.

Pinki Kumari Daughter of lal Babu Prasad Resident of Village- Netaul, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 38.

Mira Kumari Daughter of Shivanandi Prasad Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 39.

Sujata Kumari Daughter of Nand Lal Choudhary Resident of VillageGonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 40.

Munna Kumar Son of Raj Ballabh Chaudhary Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 41.

Saurabh Kumar Son of Judagi Chaudhary Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 42.

Raj Kumar Son of Ganga Mistri Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 43.

Sunita Kumari Daughter of Amirak Chaudhary Resident of Village-

24/53 Mushari, P.O.- Chistipur, P.S.- Chandi, District- Nalanda. 44.

Kaushal Kumar Son of Kapil Muni Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 45.

Gaurav Kumar Son of Rajnandan Prasad Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 46.

Soni Kumari Daughter of Rajeshwar Saw Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 47.

Sonam Kumari Daughter of Rajeshwar Saw Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 48.

Amlesh Kumar Manjhi Son of Vakil Manjhi Resident of Village and P.O. and P.S.- Sahsraw, District- Siwan.

49.

Binod Kumar Manjhi Son of Dhupan Manjhi Resident of Village and P.O. and P.S.- Sahsraw, District- Siwan.

50.

Binda Lal Bhagat Son of Balchand Bhagat Resident of Village- Badasi, P.O. and P.S. and District- Arwal.

51.

Shashi Shekhar Son of Brind Singh Resident of Village- Rauniya, P.O.- Bara, P.S.- Bhagwanganj, District- Patna.

52.

Ravi Kumar Son of Ram Naresh Chaudhary Resident of Village- Taregna Gola Kumhartoli, P.O. and P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna. 53.

Rakesh Kumar Son of Dina Nath Chaudhary Resident of MohallaSabajpura, P.O.- Danapur, P.S.- Khagaul, District- Patna. 54.

Sone Lal Singh Son of Kamleshwari Singh Resident of Village- Balah, P.O. and P.S.- Narayanpur, District- Bhagalpur.

55.

Vicky Kumar Son of Anandi Ray Resident of Village- East Baluan, P.O.- Kons Diyara, P.S.- Doriganj, District- Saran at Chapra. 56.

Anandi Prasad Son of Punpun Ray Resident of Village- East Baluan, P.O.- Kons Diyara, P.S.- Doriganj, District- Saran at Chapra. 57.

Ujjwal Kumar Son of Ravindera Kumar Singh Resident of Village- Shakti Nagar Daniyawan, P.O.- Tari, P.S.- Mufassil, District- Saran at Chapra. 58.

Anand Mohan Verma Son of Dinesh Tulshi Verma Resident of VillageMapha, P.O.- Maula Nagar, P.S.- Atri, District- Gaya. 59.

Santosh Kumar Suman Son of Lalji Chaudhary Resident of VillageVrindawan Colony, P.O. and P.S.- Phulwarisharif, District- Patna. 60.

Bibha Kumari Daughter of Madan Chaudhary Resident of VillageVrindavan Colony, P.O. and P.S.- Phulwarisharif, District- Patna. 61.

Sweety Kumari Daughter of Bijendra Prasad Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 62.

Ankush Kumar Singh Son of Pawan Kumar Singh Resident of VillageMilki, P.O. and P.S.- Gangta, District- Munger. 63.

Pyarelal Manjhi Son of Rameshwar Manjhi Resident of Village- Koyla, P.O.

25/53 and P.S.- Dariyapur, District- Saran at Chapra. 64.

Dinesh Kumar Son of Baleshwar Prasad Resident of Village- Aurangpur, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 65.

Tarun Kumar Son of Chandrika Prasad Resident of Village- Shiv Mandir, P.O.- Clevgaon, P.S.- Chiraili, District- Gaya. 66.

Pawan Kumar Son of Pramod Prasad Resident of Village- Chakahan, P.O.- Shamkauria, P.S.- Isuapur, District- Saran at Chapra. 67.

Vikrant Kumar Shrivastava Son of Sushil Kumar Shrivastava Resident of Village and P.O.- Belahari, P.S.- Tareya, District- Saran at Chapra. 68.

Sanjida Khatoon Daughter of Md. Ismail Ansari Resident of VillageDaulatpur, P.O.- Rajpur, P.S.- Raghunathpur, District- Siwan. 69.

Anil Kumar Son of Ramchandra Prasad Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 70.

Vimlesh Kumar Bhagat Sono f Kashi Bhagat Resident of Village- Lagusa, P.O.- Rajpur, P.S.- Raghunathpur, District- Siwan. 71.

Ravi Kumar Son of Lal Bahadur Singh Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 72.

Mritunjay Kumar Singh Son of Umakant Prasad Singh Resident of VillageGandhi Nagar, P.O.- Pasraha, P.S.- Pasraha, District- Khagaria. 73.

Shashi Kant Kumar Son of Krishna Chaudhary Resident of VillageGonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 74.

Sandeep Kumar Son of Bijendra Prasad Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 75.

Shashikant Kumar Son of Shiv Bahadur Prasad Resident of VillageGonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 76.

Chandan Kumar Son of Rajeshwar Sharma Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 77.

Deepak Kumar Son of Ambika Chaudhary Resident of Village- Mushari, P.O.- Chistipur, P.S.- Chandi, District- Nalanda. 78.

Rajesh Kumar Son of Brijnandan Prasad Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 79.

Abhishek Kumar Son of Manoj Yadav Resident of Village and P.O.- Rewan, P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna.

80.

Priti Kumari Daughter of Kapildev Prasad Resident of Village- Hasanpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 81.

Khusbu Kumari Daughter of Vijendra Kumar Resident of Village- Mahuli, P.O.- Suitha, P.S.- Parsa Bazar, District- Patna. 82.

Alka Kumari Daughter of Ganesh Chaudhary Resident of Village- Gonpura, P.O.- Khalilabad Netaul, P.S.- Kadirganj, District- Patna. 83.

Bhola Kumar Yadav Son of Khedan Yadav Resident of Village and P.O.-

26/53 Ratanpura, P.S.- Maharajganj, District- Siwan. 84.

Ravi Kumar Son of Ram Krishna Paramdatt Resident of Village- Chhota Hasanpur, P.O. and P.S.- Khusrupur, District- Patna. 85.

Mantu Kumar Son of Subhash Ray Resident of Village- Chhota Hasanpur, P.O. and P.S.- Khusrupur, District- Patna.

86.

Balwant Kumar Son of Devanand Singh Resident of Village- Dumariya, P.O. and P.S.- Maner, District- Patna.

87.

Mukesh Nandan Son of Pankaj Kumar Resident of Mohalla- Rajbanshi Nagar, P.S.- Shastri Nagar, District- Patna.

88.

Shivam Samrat Son of Anil Kumar Resident of Village- Khaira Jamui, P.O.- Pradhanchak, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui.

89.

Rupesh Kumar Mahato Son of Bhola Mahto Resident of Village and P.O.- Ramgarh, P.S.- Ramgarh Chowk, District- Lakhisarai. 90.

Praveen Kumar Son of Prakash Thakur Resident of Village and P.O.- Itmadi, P.S.- Beldour, District- Khagaria.

91.

Anil Kumar Son of Anandi Sharma Resident of Village and P.O.- Sahraun, P.S. and District- Khagaria.

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

(In Letters Patent Appeal No. 39 of 2022) For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Y.V. Giri, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Pranav Kumar, Adv.

Ms. Shrishti Singh, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Md. Khurshid Alam (Aag12) (In Letters Patent Appeal No. 13 of 2022) For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Manish Dhari Singh (A.C. To A.G.) Mr. Dinu Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Ms. Ritika Rani, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR) Date : 20-12-2022 1.

L.P.A. No. 39 of 2022 (Ravi Kumar Singh vs. the State of Bihar) and L.P.A. No. 13 of 2022 (Ram

27/53 Babu Azad vs. the State of Bihar) have been taken up together and are being disposed of by this common Judgment.

2.

The appellants in L.P.A. No. 39 of 2022 and the State in L.P.A No. 13 of 2022 have challenged the judgment and order dated 07.12.2021, passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 2310/2020, wherein, the Advertisement (Vivran Pustika) issued by the Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Govt. of Bihar dated 21.12.2019 for appointment on 1767 posts of Amins has been cancelled / set aside, reserving the liberty to the State to notify the posts in terms of Bihar Amin Cadre Rules, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as 2013 Rules) within a period of three months from the passing of the order.

3.

The aforesaid order was passed by the learned Single Judge on finding that the qualification fixed in the Advertisement was not in terms of Rule -6 of 2013 Rules. The learned Single Judge, it has been urged, did

28/53 not take into account that the qualification required for appointment of Amins was lowered by the amendments in the 2013 Rules in the year 2016 and 2017.

4.

In order to appreciate the contention of the parties, it would be appropriate to refer to the provisions of appointment contained in the amended 2013 Rules. Rule -6 of the unamended 2013 Rules provides that the direct appointment to the post of Amins shall be made on the basis of the recommendation obtained from the Bihar Staf Selection Commission through competitive examination conducted for the post of Amins. Sub-clause -(II) of Rule 6 further specifies that separate requisition of the District Sub Cadre, Directorate of Consolidation Sub-Cadre and Directorate of Land Records and Survey Sub-Cadre shall be sent to the Commission. Sub-clause (III) further indicates that it would be essential for the candidates to have certificate of Intermediate (10+2) or equivalent qualification from a recognized Board or equivalent Institutions and degree of Amanat from a Govt. recognized Institute or

29/53 success in the training of Surveyor from I.T.I. (Emphasis provided by us) 5.

Out of sheer necessity, it would also be relevant to refer to Rule -7 of 2013 Rules, which provides for the written syllabus for the competitive examination. For appointment to the post of Amins, the Rules prescribe that there shall be a competitive examination to be conducted by the Staf Selection Commission consisting of two papers with full marks of 100, viz. General Knowledge, Current Events, General Science for 50 marks and General Hindi for 50 marks in first paper and General Mathematics for 50 marks of matric level and 50 marks for Amanat related questions in the second paper.

6.

The afore-noted 2013 Rules were amended in 2016 and 2017 as noted above.

7.

The 2016 amendment to the Rules came on 15.06.2016 which substituted Sub-clause -(III) of Rule -6 of the 2013 Rules, specifying that for appointment to the post of Amin, the candidate must have passed the

30/53 Intermediate (10+2) or any other equivalent examination from any recognized Board / equivalent Institution and marks will also be given for experience of Amanat obtained for the services in the State Govt. The maximum marks for experience would be 25 and five marks for each year would be allocated. The calculation of experience would be made as per the calendar year and more than six months of experience would be counted as one year and less than six months experience would be counted as zero year. 8.

Rule -7 of 2013 Rules was also amended.

9.

The syllabus now, according to the 2016 amendment, would comprise competitive examination of 75 marks to be held by the Commission for appointment to the posts of Amin. There would be one question paper in which, there shall be three parts ; part -I consisting of General Knowledge, Current Afairs, General Science and General Hindi of 25 marks; part -II of General Maths of 25 marks ; and part -III, of questions related to Amanat for 25 marks. 10.

Thus, the basic qualification required for

31/53 being appointed as Amin was drastically lowered from 2013 Rules which required the aspirants to have a certificate of Intermediate (10+2) and degree of Amanat from a Govt. recognized Institute or success in the training of Surveyor from I.T.I.

11.

Under the 2016 Rules, it is pointed out, the eligibility prescribed is 10+2 certificate but the candidate would be awarded marks for experience of Amin. The methodology of calculating the experience for awarding specific marks has also been provided in the 2016 amendment Rules.

12.

The 2013 Rules again underwent an amendment in July 2017, whereby Rule 2 of 2013 Rules was further amended, declaring that examination authority under the 2013 Rules would now mean either the Bihar Staf Selection Commission (BSSC) or Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) or any other authority selected by the Revenue and Land Reforms Department. The 2017 amendment further provides that

32/53 the direct appointment on the posts of Amins shall be made on the basis of recommendation obtained as per the result declared in the examination conducted for the posts of Amins by the examination authority by adding the obtained marks and marks determined for the experience. It further provides that the applications received from the candidates for direct appointment to the posts of Amins would be shortlisted on the basis of marks obtained in the Intermediate or equivalent Intermediate examination and experience obtained by the Amins working under the State Govt. on the basis of their experience, which will not be less than ten times of the total vacancies.

13.

Some amendments were also carried out in syllabi for written competitive examination.

14.

Under the amendment Act of 2017, the syllabus for the written competitive examination which would be of 75 marks and would be held by Examination Authority authorized for selecting Amins, there shall be one question paper having two parts; the first part containing

33/53 General Knowledge, Current Afairs, General Science and General Hindi of 50 marks and second part of General Maths of 25 marks.

15.

The syllabus also, as can be seen, has been made less exacting for the candidates / aspirants. 16.

As it appears from the records, these amendments were necessitated as only few candidates were found eligible in the earlier appointment process. 17.

The posts of Amins in various revenue departments remained vacant.

18.

The Land and Revenue Department thus felt the necessity of inducting competent personnel for measuring land, using new technologies like CORS, Rovers, ETS and other computer based methods. The traditional Amanat course did not ofer training to persons undertaking that course in the present-day technologies. The other reason for taking a decision of lowering the educational qualification for Amins was that the Revenue and Land Department itself had started, in recent past, provision for

34/53 an in-house training at Revenue and Surveyor Training Institute, Gaya and Patna. The degree of Amanat from State recognized institutions were not found to be of great use as newer techniques had arrived in the market for which, as noted above, in-house training was being given by the Land and Revnue Department of the Govt. of Bhar. The efort of the Department, then, was to attract brighter students, having some experience, who could then have been imparted the real training in such State sponsored Institutes in current techniques of Amanat. It was precisely for this reason that the Govt. of the day initiated and carried out such amendments in the 2013 Rules. 19.

It would not be out of place here in this context to mention that earlier, under the unamended 2013 Rules, the Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar had issued requisition to Bihar Staf Selection Commission for filling up 721 posts of Amin. In the Advertisement for the said process, the basic educational qualification was fixed in terms of 2013 Rules. In the

35/53 examination, many persons / aspirants had applied and were also declared to be successful but they did not have the degree of Amanat from any State recognized Institutions. Most of them had obtained the degree of Amanat from Institutes which were only registered as Societies.

20.

Several writ petitions came to be filed in the High Court at that time; Some seeking directions to the State to carry forward the appointment process whereas some others sought cancellation of the entire process for the reason that according to their information, the selected candidates did not have the requisite qualification in Amanat from the recognized Govt. Institutes. Ultimately, the result was cancelled and the appeal against such cancellation also failed.

21.

In the batch of L.P.As, the lead appeal being L.P.A. No 1657 of 2015, a Division Bench of this Court had declared that the certificate of I.T.I. Surveyor or Amanat was required to be in accordance with statutory

36/53 rules framed under Article 309 of the Constitution of India. Since the rules specifically required that such degrees be from a Government recognized Institute or on successfully completing the training as Surveyor from an I.T.I., the bar could not have been lowered to accommodate either the persons having no qualification or having qualification but from the Institutes which were not recognized by the Government. The Division Bench was categorical in its finding that no recruitment could be made in deviation of the prescribed qualification in terms of the advertisement and the rules governing such appointments; for deviation would be arbitrary and discriminatory, being in breach of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India [refer to J & K Public Service Commission vs Dr Narinder Mohan 1194 (2) SCC 630; State of Bihar vs. Ramdeo Yadav 1996 SCC 493]. The Bench, while parting, had, with much consternation, observed that the work of Amins were having performed by the persons who were appointed on contractual basis and that was because there were no

37/53 Institutes recognized by the Govt. of Bihar for imparting training in Amanat. It was high time that the State considered and took appropriate measures that the persons be appointed on the post on the basis of open, fair and transparent process of selection.

22.

However, against the afore-noted judgment of the Division Bench dated 10.12.2015, a review petition also was filed, bringing to the notice of the Bench that the 2013 Rules, which had been heavily relied upon, had not been published in the official gazette but had only been forwarded to the Superintendent of Govt. Press, Gulzarbagh for publishing it in the Bihar Gazette, which was never done and thus it had no statutory force. 23.

The Bench refused to review its order, citing many reasons viz., (I)that at no point of time, either before the learned Single Judge or before the Division Bench was this plea ever taken and (ii) that the review petitioners could not satisfy that they had no knowledge about the issuance of such notification containing the 2013

38/53 Rules. Additionally, it was held by the Bench that even in the absence of the Rules, it would have been open for the State to lay down minimum basic qualification for appointment to a post having nexus with the duties to be performed by a person to be appointed on the said post. Since the review petitioners did not have the requisite qualification as set out in the Advertisement on the basis of 2013 Rules, they could not have been considered. Their plea that they had acquired such qualification from Institutes which may not have got the State recognition but which were registered under the Societies Registration Act, was also rejected as certificates by such Institutes did not satisfy the requirements under the 2013 Rules. The last of the reasons given by the Bench for rejecting the review petition was that the 2013 Rules was silent over the mode of its publication and the only requirement in the 2013 Rules (unamended) was that it would come into force from the date of publication of the notice. The requirement definitely was not specifically for publication in the official

39/53 gazette but publication for the knowledge of the citizen. 24.

The Bench had many precedents for the afore-noted reasoning [Refer to Chandigarh Administration through the Director Public Instructions (Colleges), Chandigarh vs. Usha Kheterpal Waie and Others 2011(9) SCC 645 and Vimal Kumari vs The State Of Haryana & Ors 1998 (4) SCC 114.

25.

In Chandigarh Administration through the Director Public Instructions (Colleges), Chandigarh (supra), the Supreme Court, relying upon Abraham Jacob & Ors vs Union Of India 1998 (4) SCC 65, had found that even in the absence of valid rules, it could not be said that the Advertisement was invalid. In the exercise of its executive powers, the State could issue Administrative instructions from time to time with regard to all matters which may not be governed by any statute or rule made under the Constitution or the statute. In that case, the State had issued instructions on 20.08.1987 directing that

40/53 the lecturers from the U.T. Cadre should be promoted as Principals. The corresponding Punjab Rules governing the service condition of its employees was relied upon for issuing the notification. In that case, fresh directions were issued with regard to qualification for recruitment. The recruitment rules made by the Administrator in that instance had been duly notified and it mattered not, according to the Bench, if those were not the rules under Article 309 of the Constitution of India. Those set of rules remained valid as administrative instructions issued in exercise of executive power in absence of any other rule governing the matter.

26.

Be it noted that in Abraham Jacob (supra), the Supreme Court had held that an administrative decision to act in accordance with even the draft rules which were to be finalized later, would be valid wherever such draft rules were framed.

27.

Similar was the finding in Vimal Kumari (supra) declaring that the Government of the day was free

41/53 to regulate the service condition of the employees for whom the rules framed were only at the stage of draft but with the caveat that the State had clear intention to enforce those rules in near future.

28.

On these grounds, the judgment of the Division Bench was refused to be reviewed and the basic qualification for being considered for the posts of Amins remained as was ordained in 2013 Rules (unamended), regardless of the fact that those rules were not notified in the official gazette.

29.

Four years thereafter, another Division Bench of this Court had the occasion to consider similar issues with respect to appointment of Amins under the Bihar Amin Cadre Rules of 2013, but together with Bihar Amin Cadre (Amended) Rules of 2016 and 2017. In this instance, the Bench had noticed that the 2013 Rules was not notified in the official gazette, whereas the Amendment Rules of 2016 and 2017 were published in the official gazette.

42/53 30.

It was argued before that Division Bench that in the absence of parent Act/Rule having been notified in the official gazette, the amendment to such Acts/Rules could not have been given efect to; notwithstanding those Amendment Acts/Rules having been published in the official gazette.

31.

On the issue of the parent Rules, 2013 being silent over the mode of publication, the Bench, relying upon B.K. Srinivasan & Another Etc. vs State of Karnataka & Ors; 1987 (1) SCC 658 and Union Of India & Others vs M/S Ganesh Das Bhojraj; 2000 (9) SCC 461 and Section 4 (36) of the Bihar and Orissa General Clauses Act, 1917, held that an obligation was cast on the State to publish the notification containing rules in the official gazette, failing which the rules would remain unimplementable.

32.

Section 4 (36) of the Bihar and Orissa General Clauses Act, 1917, defines notification as a notification in the official gazette.

43/53 33.

The Bench, therefore, was positively of the view that unless the notification, containing rules, was published through the customarily recognized official channel, namely, the official gazette, it shall not take efect. The Bench, therefore, restrained the State in its concerned Department to act in furtherance of those rules until its publication in the official gazette.

34.

At this stage, it would be apposite for us to remind ourselves that in the event of the Division Bench, later in point of time difering with the opinion rendered by a Division Bench constituted earlier on the same issue, judicial propriety demanded that the matter be referred to a Larger Bench.

35.

The judgment of the Division Bench, referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph, has clearly taken note of the earlier Division Bench judgment, especially with respect to the mandatory requirement of publishing of rules in the official gazette, for it to become implementable or vice-versa, the controversy was required

44/53 to be settled by a Larger Bench.

36.

Be that as it may, it appears that taking note of the aforesaid anomaly, namely, the parent rules not having been published in the official gazette but the amendment in such rules finding its place in the official gazette, the 2013 Rules, in its entirety, was later published in the official gazette on 14.12.2019, but without incorporating any of the amendments which were carried out in the parent 2013 Rules in the years 2016 and 2017 referred to above.

37.

The appellants contend that such notification in the official gazette, without incorporating the amendments, was only for the purposes of removing the defect of 2013 Rules remaining unimplementable in view of the later Division Bench judgment for the same not having been published in the official gazette.

38.

The sum and substance of the argument of the appellants is that only the defects have been removed, making the 2013 Rules implementable and as the

45/53 amendment in the rules were also notified in the official gazette, those amendments also shall be read in the 2013 Rules, though notified in 2019.

39.

The learned counsel for the appellants have tried to assail the impugned judgment setting aside the advertisement itself, thereby setting at naught the entire process carried out by the Commission, on the ground that such order was passed without hearing them and that the learned Single Judge, while passing the order, was not intimated and thus not aware of the amendments carried out in 2013 Rules in the years 2016 and 2017, lowering the basic minimum qualification for being eligible for being considered for the post of Amins.

40.

This rendered the judgment impugned not only per incuriam, but bad in law otherwise also. 41.

Mr. Dinu Kumar, the learned Advocate for most of the respondents, has vehemently argued that the appellants were not required to be heard by the learned Single Judge when the issue was being decided with respect

46/53 to breach of the 2013 Rules regarding eligibility. He further submits that the contention of the State and of the appellants that the advertisement in question was issued on the basis of amended 2013 Rules is incorrect in as much as the amended 2013 Rules have been notified only in 2019. He further submits that the publication of the amendment acts/rules in 2016 and 2017 in official gazette would not remedy the defects in the event of principal Act/Rule of 2013 (unamended) having been rendered unimplementable because of the same not having been notified in the official gazette.

42.

Mr. Kumar has further found out that the 2013 Rules, which now stands published in 2019 in the official gazette, does not incorporate the amendments carried out in 2016 and 2017 and, therefore, this being the last of the notification, is to be read in supersession of all other rules including the Amendment Acts/Rules of 2016 and 2017.

43.

A further objection has been raised by Mr.

47/53 Kumar with respect to the advertisement in question having been issued out by the Land Reforms Department of the Government. He argues that the 2017 amendment provides that the examination authority, as contemplated in the Rules, would mean either Bihar Staf Selection Committee or Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) or any other authority selected by the Revenue and Land Reforms Department. The advertisement thus could not have been issued by the Revenue and Land Reforms Department of the Government. It (Department) could have only sent requisition to the designated agency for it to publish the advertisement and carry out the process of selection for the Department to appoint Amins.

44.

Thus, it has been contended that if at all the provisions in the Amendment Acts/Rules of 2016 and 2017 were in contemplation of the rule making authority, the same would have surely been incorporated in the notified rules in the year 2019. That not having been done,

48/53 the advertisement, which has been set aside by the learned Single Judge, still falls foul of the extant rules, leaving no justification for this appellate Court to interfere with the order passed by the learned Single Judge.

45.

After having heard the learned counsel for the parties, we find that the 2013 Rules remained inadvertently unpublished in the official gazette. Necessary communication was made for its publication, but for reasons which could not be known, it was not published in the official gazette, but the rules were later modified/amended and, therefore, it cannot be said that the Government was acting in silos.

46.

Even assuming that the unamended 2013 Rules, framed under proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, was not published in the official gazette, there was no difficulty in construing the contents of the Rules as a set of administrative instructions, governing the conditions under which selection and appointment of Amins could be made.

49/53 47.

The Division Bench in Civil Review No. 98 of 2006, arising out of L.P.A. No. 1657 of 2015 was categorical in its finding that the Supreme Court had made it clear in Abraham Jacob; Chandigarh Administration through the Director Public Instructions (Colleges), Chandigarh and Vimal Kumari (supra) that even in the absence of the notified rules, i.e., even at the stage of rules being at the draft stage, it could be acted upon for issuing advertisement for carrying out the selection process and no fault could be found only on that issue.

48.

We are in respectable agreement with the findings of the earlier Division Bench in review. 49.

We have also noticed that the respondents in this appeal, most of whom have been represented by Mr. Dinu Kumar, Advocate had not even applied against the advertisement, but were activated only after the process was taken almost to conclusion. We believe that most of these respondents have a degree of Amanat for them to question the correctness of the advertisement as tested on

50/53 the anvil of the unamended 2013 Rules. If that be so, the lowering of the bar of the requisite qualification would not have ousted them from the zone of consideration. They were, even otherwise, eligible for being considered except that they would have been in a bigger pool of persons from whom selection could be made. For their not having participated in the process, not for any reason of their supposed disqualification in the terms of the advertisement, they would be prevented from questioning the correctness of the contents of the advertisement so far as the eligibility criterion was concerned, when the issue was not agitated in public interest litigation, but in individual litigation. 50.

We specify that in the advertisement, the respondents were also eligible with greater chances of being given preference in award of marks, even if their degrees of Amanat were not from any Government recognized Institutes.

51.

By the Amendment Acts/Rules of 2016 and 2017, only the qualification was lowered by excluding

51/53 the compulsory requirement of having a degree of Amanat from a recognized Government Institute or having successfully completed survey course from I.T.I. With the bench mark having been lowered, the consideration zone expanded, which in any way included the respondents, but they have chosen not to participate in the selection process. 52.

We further find that the notification of unamended 2013 Rules in the official gazette in the year 2019 was only to do away with the anomaly pointed out by the later Division Bench, which had found that even in the absence of the specific procedure/modality regarding the mode of notification in the Rules, it was incumbent upon the Government to publish it in the official gazette as it was the only official channel suggesting its dissemination and knowledge to the public at large, that this efort was made for publishing the notification and that also because the Amendment Acts/Rules of 2016 and 2017 were duly published in the official gazette. This fact, namely, publishing of the Amendment Acts/Rules in the official

52/53 gazette further signify that 2013 Rules (unamended) were not published in the official gazette only because of inadvertence and nothing else.

53.

The learned Single Judge, while evaluating the correctness of the advertisement in terms of unamended 2013 Rules, found it to be defective and set aside the entire process, but without taking into account the later developments, namely, the Amendments in the 2013 Rules in the years 2016 and 2017 respectively which permitted lowering of the academic qualification in the advertisement. Even otherwise, when the learned Single Judge was aware that the entire process had been completed and many persons were found to be successful, such an order ought to have been passed only after noticing them as a right had accrued in such persons.

54.

In any view of the matter, namely, legal or contextual, in the sense that most of the posts of Amins in the State of Bihar are vacant, we find the judgment and order of the learned Single to be highly unsustainable.

53/53 55.

For the reasons afore-stated, we set-aside the judgment and order dated 07.12.2021 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 2310 of 2020.

56.

The consequence of setting-aside of such order will follow, namely, the revival of the process of selection from the stage from where it was stopped. 57.

Both these appeals are allowed.

58.

The interlocutory application/s, if any, also stand disposed of in terms of this judgment.

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