Patna High Court
VishalakshiversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- HARISH KUMAR
Holding
The registration of a candidate is valid for only three years as per the Board’s 1994 notification, and no relief can be granted; the petitioner must seek fresh admission to obtain a new registration.
Summary
The petitioner, Vishalakshi, sought a writ directing the Bihar School Examination Board to accept her fee and issue a new registration certificate so she could sit for the Intermediate Examination 2024‑26. She had previously been registered for the 2019‑21 session, failed the exam, and three years had elapsed since her registration. The Board relied on a 1994 notification stating that a candidate’s registration is valid for only three years, requiring fresh admission after that period. The petitioner also argued that the examination had already begun, making her earlier petition infructuous. The Court held that the statutory three‑year limit is binding, no relief could be granted, and the petitioner must obtain fresh admission to obtain a new registration. Consequently, the writ petition was closed.
Issues considered
- Whether the Bihar School Examination Board is bound to accept the petitioner’s fee and issue a new registration certificate after the statutory three‑year registration period has expired.
- Whether the petitioner can be permitted to appear in the ongoing Intermediate Examination despite the lapse of her registration.
- Whether the writ petition is maintainable in view of the prescribed limitation under the Board’s notification.
Subjects
- registration validity
- intermediate examination
- writ petition
- education law
- statutory limitation
- Bihar School Examination Board
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20645 of 2025
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Vishalakshi, D/o Shyam Deo Paswan, Resident of 607/1 Muhalla- Sheopuri,
Navchetna Path, P.O- Anisabad, P.S- Gardanibagh, District- Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education
Department, Govt. of Bihar Patna
2. The Bihar School Examination Board, Patna through the Chairman
3. The Controller of the Examination Bihar School Examination Board, Patna.
4. The Headmaster, SRRS (plus 2) School Punpun, Patna.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raj Kishore Prasad, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Standing Counsel 09
For the BSEB : Mr. Gyan Shankar, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
ORAL JUDGMENT
Date : 03-02-2026
Heard the learned Advocate for the respective
parties.
2. The petitioner by invoking the jurisdiction of this
Court seeking a direction upon the concerned respondent
authorities of Bihar School Examination Board, Patna (in short
‘Board’) to accept the fee and issue new registration certificate
in favour of the petitioner enabling her to appear in the
Intermediate Examination for the Session 2024-26.
3. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted
that the petitioner was admitted in SRRS +2 School, Punpun,
Patna and had appeared in the Intermediate Examination of
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Sessions 2019-21, but could not pass the examination. In the
meanwhile, she could not continue with her study and three
years have been lapsed from the date of registration. Earlier also
the petitioner had moved this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 751 of
2025, however, on account of the fact that the examination was
started and she could not appear in the said examination, the
writ petition has become infructuous and accordingly, the
petitioner withdrew the writ petition.
4. Mr. Gyan Shankar, learned Advocate for the
respondent Board referring to letters dated 26.11.2024 and
27.05.2025, the copies of which are marked as Annexures- P/4
as well as P/5, submitted that in terms with Article 2 of Clause
12(1) and Sub-clause (10) of the notification dated 07.09.1994,
the registration of a candidate is valid for three years and
admittedly the petitioner had been registered for the Sessions
2019-21 and three years have already been lapsed in the year,
2023 itself, hence in any circumstances, the petitioner who
needs to pursue the course and appear in the Intermediate
examination has to take admission afresh in a school and after
completing two years course, she will get a fresh registration
and may appear in the Intermediate examination.
5. It is further contended that so far the prayer of
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the petitioner to appear in the present Intermediate Examination
is concerned, the same has already been started and no relief
could be granted to the petitioner.
6. Having considered the submissions advanced by
the learned Advocate for the respective parties and taking note
of the specific prescriptions, as stipulated in the notification
dated 07.09.1994 to the extent whereby it is stated that the life
of the registration is only for three years, this Court does not
find any good reason to entertain the present writ petition.
However, if the petitioner takes fresh admission in the school
and pursue the course, her registration shall be done by the
Board in accordance with law and the petitioner would be
allowed to appear in the examination.
7. The writ petition stands closed, with the
aforesaid observation.
(Harish Kumar, J)
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