Bindu Kumari And ORS v. The State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5560 of 2016 ===========================================================

1. Bindu Kumari, daughter of Bhagwan Prasad Singh, resident of VillageNarrotampur, PO & PS- Kajra, District- Lakhisarai.

2. Bandana Kumari, wife of Manoj Kumar Thakur, resident of Village- Gohi Thakur Tola, PO- Gohi, District- Samastipur.

3. Navina Kumari, wife of Mukesh Kumar, resident of Village- Basuara, POAraila, Via- Kansi Simri, District- Darbhanga.

4. Ranju Kumari, wife of Rajaram Kunwar, resident of Village- Daniyalpur, PO & PS- Tedhra, District- Begusarai.

5. Mala Kumari, daughter of Balmiki Chaudhary, resident of Housing Board Colony, Q.No.- E-6, Laheriasarai, District- Darbhanga.

6. Mandawi Kumari, daughter of Sitesh Thakur, resident of C/o Prakash Kumar, Village & PO- Ektara, PS- Anrer, District- Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Health Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Chairman, Staff Selection Commission, PO- Veterinary College, Patna800014. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shambhu Nath Jha, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, AC to GP-20 For the Respondent-SSC : Mr. S.S. Sundaram, Adv. =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 09-03-2018 Heard the parties.

The petitioners raise a grievance against their nonappointment to the post of Woman Health Worker. A counter affidavit is filed on behalf of the Staff Selection Commission and Mr. S.S. Sundaram, learned counsel affidavit for the Commission invites the attention of this Court to paragraph 6 thereof in which it is stated that the petitioners come under the general category and although they have secured minimum

Patna High Court CWJC No.5560 of 2016 dt.09-03-2018 qualifying marks but could not be appointed because they were below the minimum cut-off rank in the respective category. The counter affidavit was served on the counsel for the petitioners on 17.5.2016 and there is no rejoinder as to the stand of the Commission that the petitioners were below the cut-off rank in the general category.

The writ petition is dismissed.

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