Patna High Court
Santosh KumarversusUnion of India
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- PARTHA SARTHY
Holding
The court dismissed the application as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Santosh Kumar, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Railway authorities to appoint him as a Constable (Group C) in the Railway Protection Force, alleging that he scored 116.97 marks and was unfairly passed over in favor of lower-scoring candidates. The petition sought any other appropriate reliefs as well. During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel requested permission to withdraw the application. The court considered the request and found no impediment to allowing the withdrawal. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner may withdraw the writ application after filing it
- Whether the court should entertain the petitioner's claim of irregularities in the recruitment process
Subjects
- mandamus
- writ petition
- recruitment
- withdrawal of application
- Civil Writ Jurisdiction
- Railway Protection Force
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.593 of 2022
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Santosh Kumar, Son of Sri Shyamanand Prasad, Resident of Village - Bhatu
Bigha, P.O. and P.S. Ekangarsarai, District- Nalanda at Biharsharif.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. Union of India through the Ministry of Railway, Government of India, Rail
Bhawan, New Delhi - 11001.
2. The Chairman, Central Recruitment Committee / constable, Ministry of
Railway, Government of India, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi- 11001.
3. The Principal Chief Security Commissioner, E.Co., Railway / Rail Sadan,
Bhuwaneshwar- 751017.
4. The APIO and ACC / RPF, East Coast Railway, Rail Sadan Samanta Vihar,
Bhuwaneshwar- 751017.
5. The Director / Secretary, Railway Protection Force and Railway Protection
Special Force, Ministry of Railway, Government of India, New Delhi-
110001.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arjun Prasad, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Ms. Kanak Verma, CGC
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL ORDER
5 23-03-2026 The petitioner has filed the instant application for the
following reliefs :-
“(I) For issuance of an appropriate
writ in the nature of MANDAMUS, commanding
and directing the Respondent Authorities to
select /appoint the petitioner to the post of
Constable Group "C" in Railway Protection
Force pursuant to the Employment Notice No.
CONSTABLE/RPF-01/2018 on the ground that
the petitioner had got 116.97 marks in the said
recruitment process and several candidates
below the petitioner has been selected by the
Patna High Court CWJC No.593 of 2022(5) dt.23-03-2026
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Respondents ignoring the petitioner.
(II) For issuance of any other
appropriate writ/writs, order /orders, direction/
directions for which the writ petitioner would be
found entitled under the facts and circumstances
of the case.”
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission
to withdraw this application.
3. In view of the above, the application is dismissed as
withdrawn.
(Partha Sarthy, J)
avinash/-
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