Bihar Pradesh Madhyamik Shikshak Evam Shikshakettar Karmchari Mahasangh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11096 of 2016 =========================================================== Bihar Pradesh Madhyamik Shikshak Evam Shikshakettar Karmchari Mahasangh, Punai Chak Patna through its Convenor, Prantiya Sangh, Raj Kishore Prasad Sadhu Son of Late Krishna Sharma Resident of Mohalla-Mohanpur, P.O. Punaichak, P.S. Shastri Nagar, District-Patna .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Education Department (Secondary Education), New Secretariat, Patna

2. The Principal Secretary, Education Department (Secondary Education),Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna

3. The Director, Education, Department (Secondary Education), Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna

4. Bihar School Examination Board, (Senior Secondary), Budh Marg, Patna through its Secretary

5. The Chairman, Bihar School Examination Board, (Higher Secondary), Budha Marg, Patna

6. The Secretary, Bihar School Examination Board, (Higher Secondary). Budh Marg , Patna

7. The Under Secretary, Governor Secretariat, Bihar, Raj Bhawan, Patna-800022 .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. PUSHKAR NARAIN SHAHI,AAG 10 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 17-08-2017 This petition has been filed in Public Interest and the grievance of the petitioner is that the Bihar School Examination Board (hereinafter referred to as the "Board") has its own website, namely, www.biharboard.ac.in. It is said that previously results of the Board were published in the official website. But now-a-days, when the results are tried to be seen in the official website, the official website

Patna High Court CWJC No.11096 of 2016 dt.17-08-2017 2/2 automatically directs a person to enter the website, namely, "indiaresults.com" and the results are seen in this website, inter alia, containing that the officers of the Board have sold the website of the Board to private company for making profits, which is illegal. A mandamus is sought for directing the Board to publish its results in their own website.

Except for making such bald allegation that the website has been sold the relief claimed for is not based on any statutory or constitutional right of the petitioner. The manner of declaration of results through website are based on policy decision of the Board and in the absence of any statutory rules or regulations being followed in this regard, we see no reason to agitate the matter by the petitionerUnion. This application is dismissed.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) mrl./- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N.A.

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