Petitioner, an OBC candidate for Compounder/Dresser post, challenged his non-appointment claiming entitlement to reservation. The Court held that reservation benefit requires supporting caste certificate from competent authority, not just declaration. Relied on precedent rejecting similar claims and dismissed the writ petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2021 of 2015
=========================================================== Lalu Singh S/o Sri Budhu Singh R/o Village Sekhpura, P.O. Saduri Karma, P.S. Nadari Kala (Khurd), District -Aurangabad.
.... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 2. D.G.P., Bihar, Patna.
.... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Lal Bahadur Singh Mr. Raj Kishor Prasad For the State : Mr. AAG14- K.K. JHA For the C.S.B.C. : Mr. Sanjay Pandey Mr. B K Mishra
=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 25-03-2015
A K Tripathi, J. Petitioner, who was an applicant for appointment on the post of a Compounder/Dresser, was not appointed by the respondents. He made a grievance against such a decision by filing writ application alleging many a things.
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether a candidate can claim reservation benefits by OBC declaration without furnishing supporting caste certificate.
Whether the High Court should relax the requirement of supporting documents for OBC reservation in public recruitment.
Whether the petitioner's writ application challenging non-appointment is maintainable.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Vandana Govindam Vs State of Bihar and othersDistinguished¶13
Vandana Govindam Vs State of Bihar and others, 2011 (2) PLJR 585
Lalu Singh
The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar
D.G.P., Bihar
The Chairman, Central Selection Board Constable, Bihar
Ajay Kumar Tripathi
As recorded by the court registry
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