Patna High Court
Dr. Arvind KumarversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- PARTHA SARTHY
Holding
The writ application was dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Dr. Arvind Kumar filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking a direction to the State of Bihar and the Bihar Public Service Commission to reserve a post for a Scheduled Tribe candidate under the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for Scheduled Cast, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes) Act, 1991 in a recruitment advertised on 24 April 2017. The petitioner alleged that the respondents were not complying with the mandatory reservation provisions. The petition was heard before Justice Partha Sarthy. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner requested permission to withdraw the writ. The court granted the request and dismissed the application as withdrawn, without examining the merits of the reservation claim.
Issues considered
- Whether the respondents are required to reserve the advertised post for a Scheduled Tribe candidate under the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies Act, 1991
Subjects
- reservation
- public service commission
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- Bihar
- scheduled tribes
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9074 of 2017
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Dr. Arvind Kumar S/o Late Jai Kishore Singh, R/o House No. 262, Nehru
Nagar, P.O.P.S.-Patliputra, District-Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. The Principal Secretary, Health Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
3. The Bihar Public Service Commission, through its Chairman, Bailey Road,
Patna.
4. The Chairman, Bihar Public Service Commission, Bailey Road, Patna.
5. The Special Secretary-cum-Examination Controller, Bihar Public Service
Commission, Bailey Road, Pat
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Siddhartha Prasad, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Chitranjan Sinha- PAAG2
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL ORDER
3 13-02-2026 1. The petitioner has filed the instant application for
the following relief:
“1. That the instant writ application is being
filed for issuance of writ(s)/ order(s)/
direction(s) for commanding the respondents to
act fairly and in terms of Bihar Reservation of
vacancies in Post and Services (for Scheduled
Cast, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward
Classes) Act, 1991 in the selection process
initiated pursuant to the issuance of
advertisement No-18/2017 published on
24.04.2017 in the daily newspaper and to
reserve mandatory post for a candidate
belonging to Scheduled Tribe. The petitioner
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further prays for any other relief/reliefs that the
petitioner is entitled to in the fact and
circumstances in the case.”
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission
to withdraw this application.
3. The application is dismissed as withdrawn.
(Partha Sarthy, J)
Bibhash
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