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Patna High Court

Shyam Narayan RamversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
DISPOSED

Holding

The court held that no direction to the authorities was required and disposed of the writ petition.

Summary

Shyam Narayan Ram filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the District Magistrate, Patna, to forward a list of 362 Class IV vacancies to the General Administration Department so that the Bihar Staff Selection Commission could announce results for 312 candidates who appeared for a written test on 15‑09‑2024, and also to have his representation dated 20‑01‑2025 disposed of. The petitioner claimed that despite his representation, no order was issued. The State contended that a memo dated 24‑04‑2025 indicated that all vacancies had been filled except two, and a letter dated 03‑03‑2025 clarified that there were no vacancies. The Court examined the letters and found no basis to issue any further direction. Consequently, the Court held that no direction was necessary and disposed of the writ petition.

Issues considered

  • What relief, if any, should the court grant regarding the petitioner's request for the District Magistrate to transmit the list of Class IV vacancies to the General Administration Department?
  • Whether the court should intervene to compel the authorities to act on the petitioner's representation dated 20‑01‑2025.

Subjects

  • writ petition
  • mandamus
  • vacancy list
  • Bihar Staff Selection Commission
  • administrative law
  • representation
  • district magistrate

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7961 of 2025
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                 Shyam Narayan Ram Son of Ram Gulam Ram, Resident of Village-Chhoti
                 Badalpur, Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul.

                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus

           1.    The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, General
                 Administration Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
           2.    The Additional Secretary, General Administrative Department, Govt. of
                 Bihar, Patna.
           3.    The Commissioner, Division Patna, District Patna.
           4.    The District Magistrate, Patna.
           5.    The Deputy Collector, Establishment, Collectoriate Compound, Patna.
           6.    The Bihar Staff Selection-Commission, Veterinary College, Patna through
                 its Secretary.
           7.    The Chairman, The Staff Selection Commission, Veterinary College, Patna.
           8.    The Secretary, Bihar Staff Selection Commission, Patna Veterinary College,
                 Patna.
           9.    The Joint Secretary, Bihar Staff Selection Commission, Patna Veterinary
                 College, Patna.

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :       Mr. Chandra Bhushan Verma, Advocate
                 For the State          :       Mr. Anil Kr. Verma (AC to AAG-9)
                 For the BSSC           :       Mr. Ravi Kumar, Advocate
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   30-04-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned

                   counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Bihar Staff

                   Selection Commission (B.S.S.C.).

                                 2. The present writ petition has been filed for issuance

                   of an appropriate writ(s)/order(s)/direction(s) to the respondents

                   for the following relief/s:-
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                                “I. To direct the Respondents especially
                                respondent District Magistrate, Patna to send
                                the list of existing 362 vacancies of Class IV
                                Post of all the department in the district
                                including the Collectoriate, Patna to the
                                General Administration Department, govt. of
                                Bihar, Patna. So that the Bihar Staff Selection
                                Commons will gives the result of 312
                                applicant who has given written test on
                                15.09.2024.
                                II. For that further direction may be given to
                                respondent        authorities   so   concerned   to
                                dispose of representation dated 20.01.2025
                                given by the Petitioner.
                                III. For that any other relief or reliefs may be
                                given to the petitioner which your lordships
                                may deem fit and proper.”


                      3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he

          has filed representation dated 20.01.2025 before the District

          Magistrate, Patna (Annexure-4) in which request for sending the

          362 vacant post has been made. Counsel submits that on his

          representation, no order has been passed by the District

          Magistrate, Patna.

                      4. Learned counsel for the State submits that counter

          affidavit has been filed and in the counter affidavit, a decision

          has been taken vide Memo No. 1237 dated 24.04.2025,
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                       according to which, all vacancies were fulfilled except two and

                       last two persons have already been appointed and at present,

                       there is no vacancy at all. Counsel submits that further vide

                       Letter No. 667 dated 03.03.2025 (Annexure-C), the Additional

                       Collector Establishment, Patna has issued a letter in which

                       clarification with regard to 362 vacant post has been made.

                                   5. In this background that after representation filed by

                       the petitioner on 20.01.2025, a letter has been issued by the

                       Additional Collector Establishment, Patna contained in Letter

                       No. 667 dated 03.03.2025, in which, clarification with regard to

                       said vacancies has been made.

                                   6. This Court is of the view that there is no need to

                       issue any direction to any of the authorities. However, the

                       petitioner is free to take decision, in consultation with his

                       counsel, after going through Annexure-C, in accordance with

                       law. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed off.



                                                                      (Dr. Anshuman, J)
Divyansh/-

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