Patna High Court
Ramchandra KumarversusThe Bihar Staff Selection Commission
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
- Bench
- ANSHUMAN
Holding
The petition is dismissed as infructuous because the result for the advertised post has already been published.
Summary
A group of petitioners filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) to publish the result of the office attendant examination held in September 2024 and to issue selection/appointment letters. The petition also sought consequential benefits. The BSSC raised a preliminary objection, contending that the petition's reliefs were no longer applicable because the result for Advertisement No.1/2018 had already been published. The court examined whether the petition remained maintainable in light of the purported publication. Concluding that the result had indeed been published, the court held the petition to be infructuous and dismissed it. No substantive merits on the mandamus claim were addressed as the relief sought was deemed moot.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition seeking mandamus for publication of examination results is maintainable when the result has already been published.
- Whether the petition becomes infructuous and therefore dismissible on the ground of mootness.
Subjects
- writ petition
- mandamus
- result publication
- Bihar Staff Selection Commission
- infructuous
- civil writ jurisdiction
- mootness
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6858 of 2025
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1. Ramchandra Kumar Son of Jiweshwar Prasad Yadav @ Jiveshwar Prasad
Yadav, Resident of village - Kadara Pathar, P.S. - Dhakamore, P.O. -
Barahat, District- Banka.
2. Akshay Kumar, Son of Girish Prasad Singh, Resident of village-
Lohiyanagar, Ward No. 18, P.S-Banka,P.O. and District - Banka.
3. Md. Qamran Ansari, Son of Md. Siddique Ansari, Resident of village -
Bharapura, Near Bhtta, P.O. - Bharapura, P.S. - Ishakchak, District-
Bhagalpur.
4. Ranjan Prasad Yadav, Son of Bhola Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village -
Kadrapathar, P.O. - Dhaka More, P.S. and District - Banka.
5. Saurabh Kumar, Son of Sridhar Yadav, Resident of Village- Kharahara, P.O.
- Kharahara, P.S. - Barahat, District - Banka.
6. Sourav Kumar Jha, Son of Krishna Nand Jha, Resident of Village and P.O. -
Brhuna, P.S. - Barahat, District - Banka.
7. Vikash Kumar Paswan, Son of Cholai Paswan, Resident of Mohalla - Surya
Lok Colony, P.O. - Mirjanhat, P.S. - Mojahidpur, District - Bhagalpur.
8. Harish Prasad Sah, Son of Basudev Prasad Sah @ Vasudev Sah, Resident of
Village and P.O. - Kisandaspur, Ward No. 06, Via- Shivnarayanpur, P.S. -
Budhchak, District- Bhagalpur.
9. Mousam Kumar Chuodhary, Son of Devendra Prasad Choudhary, Resident
of village and P.O. - Gobrain, P.S.- Sajour, District- Bhagalpur.
10. Md. Badrujjama Khan, Son of Md. Safik Khan, Resident of village- Juakhar,
Post - Satpariya, P.S. - Shahkund, District - Bhagalpur.
11. Sourav Jha, Son of Dilip Kumar Jha, Resident of Village and P.O. - Rajpur,
P.S. - Belhar, District- Banka.
12. Subhash Chandra Singh, Son of Ayodhya Prasad Singh, Resident of Village-
Pipra, P.O. - Machhipur, P.S.- Lodipur, District- Bhagalpur.
13. Arvind Kumar, Son of Sakhichandra Prasad Yadav, Resident of Mohalla-
Near Harijan Tola, Sabour, P.S., Sabour, District- Bhagalpur.
14. Vivekanand Vivek, Son of Shrawan Yadav, Resident of Village - Rajaun,
P.O. and P.S.- Rajaun, District- Banka.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The Bihar Staff Selection Commission Bihar, Patna through its Chairman.
2. The Chairman, Bihar Staff Selection Commission, Bihar, Patna.
3. The Secretary, Bihar Staff Selection Commission, Bihar, Patna.
4. The Examination Controller, Bihar Staff Selection Commission, Bihar,
Patna.
5. The District Magistrate-Cum-Collector, Banka, District - Banka.
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... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sharda Nand Mishra, Advocate
For the State : Mr. AC to SC-9
For the BSSC : Mr. Gyan Shankar, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
ORAL ORDER
2 10-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned
counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Bihar Staff
Selection Commission.
2. The present writ petition has been filed with the
following relief/s:-
“I. For issuance of writ nature of mandamus
for direction to the respondents for
publications of the result for the post to the
office attendant/attendants (parichari), which
examination has held in September, 2024 in
pursuance of the advertisement in pursuance
of the advertisement No. 1/2018.
II. For further issue direction to respondents
published the result to the petitioners to the
examination, which was held on 15.09.2024
and 19.09.2024 and further direction
respondents issued selection/appointment
letter to the petitioners against vacant post.
III. For further give other legal consequential
benefit to petitioners”.
3. Learned counsel appearing for the Bihar Staff
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Selection Commission raised a preliminary objection and
submits that the prayers made in the writ petition has become
infructuous, as the result corresponding to Advertisement No. 1
of 2018 has already been published.
4. As such, this writ petition stands dismissed, as
having become infructuous.
(Dr. Anshuman, J)
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