Chandra Shekhar Prasad And ORS v. The State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9848 of 2015 ===========================================================

1. Chandra Shekhar Prasad aged about 41 years son of Late Ram Prasad Singh, resident of village- Gularia Bigha, P.S.- Karai Parsurai, District- Nalanda.

2. Arvind Kumar Pandey aged about 41 years son of Sri Rajendra Pandey resident of Mohalla- Bind Toli, Near Akhara, District- Ara.

3. Ashwani Kumar Pandey aged about 39 years son of Sri Gopalji Pandey resident of village- Budhanpurwa, P.O. + P.S.- Syndicate Buxar, District- Buxar. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal secretary, Department of Health, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.

2. The Secretary, Bihar staff selection commission, P.O.- B.V. College, Patna-14. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar For the State : Mr. Balram Kapri, AC to GP 14 For the Commission : Mr K.K.Upadhyaya =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 16-09-2015 Any exemption or dilution on the barrier imposed on the upper age of recruitment on a public post can only be taken by the concerned authority as a matter of policy.

Petitioners have cited certain circumstances where for lack of advertisement for a long time Government has made leeway for the candidates over the hill. But these are policy decisions, which are required to be taken by the respondent authorities. The Court has nothing to offer by way of a mandamus. However, if the petitioners move the authorities, they may take a decision within a

Patna High Court CWJC No.9848 of 2015 dt.16-09-2015 2/2 reasonable time frame.

Writ is disposed of.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) sk U