Patna High Court
Rohit KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- AJIT KUMAR
Holding
The court directed the petitioner to file a detailed representation within a week and the BSEB to adjudicate the representation within two weeks, thereby disposing of the writ application.
Summary
The petitioner, Rohit Kumar, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) to consider his objection form filed through the official portal for the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) 2025, rectify alleged evaluation anomalies, and issue a revised answer key. He alleged that despite providing authoritative answers, he was awarded only 57 marks and that objections on 27 questions remained unadjudicated, with the board failing to apply the normalization process advertised in PR 218/2025. The BSEB contended that the petitioner should file a detailed representation in light of the court’s order, after which the board’s experts would adjudicate the objections. The court held that the petitioner must file a comprehensive representation within one week, raising any normalization issues, and that the board must decide the representation within two weeks. Accordingly, the writ application was disposed of without granting mandamus, with procedural directions issued to both parties.
Issues considered
- Whether the Bihar School Examination Board is obligated to consider and adjudicate the petitioner’s objection form and provide a revised answer key under the STET 2025 regulations.
- Whether the petitioner must first file a detailed representation before the board can adjudicate the objections.
- Whether the principle of normalization as per Advertisement PR 218/2025 applies to the petitioner’s case.
Subjects
- STET
- Bihar School Examination Board
- objection form
- mandamus
- normalization
- civil writ jurisdiction
- evaluation anomalies
- education law
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1979 of 2026
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Rohit Kumar Son of Umesh Prasad Singh, Resident of Village-Narauli, P.O.-
Laund, P.S.-Sirdala, District-Nawada, Bihar.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Edu-
cation, Bihar, Patna.
2. Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, Patna.
3. The Chairman, Bihar School Examination Board, Sinha Library Road,
Buddh Marg, Patna, Bihar-800017.
4. The Secretary, Bihar School Examination Board, Sinha Library Road,
Buddh Marg, Patna, Bihar-800017.
5. The Examination Controller, Bihar School Examination Board, Sinha Li-
brary Road, Buddh Marg, Patna, Bihar-800017.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mrityunjay Kumar, Advocate
Mr. Abhas Chandra, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. S. Raza Ahmad, Addl. Advocate General (05)
For BSEB : Mr. Naresh Dikshit, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 09-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
counsel for the respondents.
2. The instant writ application has been filed for
the following relief:-
a) For issuance of a writ of Mandamus or
any other appropriate writ/writs, order/orders, or
direction/directions to the Respondent Board to
consider the submission of the Objection Form raised
by the Petitioner through Official Portal in Secondary
Teacher Eligibility Test (STET)- 2025 conducted by
Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB).
b) For a direction to Respondent Board to
consider the Objection and rectify the anomalies in the
evaluation process of the said test.
c) For a direction to Respondent Board to
provide Revised Answer Key of the Petitioner after
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considering her Objection Form.
d) For further pass any other order/orders
in shape of consequential relief to the Petitioner may
be found to legally entitled to in the facts and
circumstances of the instant case.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
despite the petitioner having given authoritative answers to the
questions, he has been awarded only 57 marks. It is further
submitted that objections in respect of 27 questions, along with
authoritative answers, have already been submitted; however,
the said objections have not yet been adjudicated.
4. It is next submitted that even the principles of
normalization, which also forms part of the advertisement no.
PR 218/2025, appears not to have been invoked in the case of
the petitioner.
5. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing on
behalf of the Bihar School Examination Board, submits that
since the appropriate representation with objections have
already been filed, the petitioner may be directed to file a
detailed representation in the light of the order passed by this
Court and, on filing of such representation within the time so
fixed, the same shall be adjudicated and necessary order shall be
passed and, if the petitioner is found eligible then further action
shall be taken. Learned counsel for the B.S.E.B. further submits
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that the experts have already been employed for adjudicating the
objections and once such objections are there, the same shall be
adjudicated.
6. Considering the submissions of the parties, this
Court is of the view that instead of keeping this matter pending,
the petitioner be directed to file representation with all such
details for adjudication within a period of one week, referring to
his earlier representation, which is said to have been filed and,
even the issues of normalization in terms of the advertisement
may also be raised, if the same has not been raised for
consideration by the authorities concerned.
7. On filing such representation, the representation so
filed by the petitioner, shall be adjudicated within a period of
two weeks from the date of filing of such representation by the
petitioner.
8. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the
writ application stands disposed of.
(Ajit Kumar, J)
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