Petitioners challenged dismissal of their application for Constable appointment under a 13-year-old advertisement. The Court held the process should end and dismissed the writ.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4365 of 2014
=========================================================== 1. Vikash Kumar Singh S/O - Sri Keshav Prasad Singh R/O - Village - Chainpur, P.S. - Karja, District - Muzaffarpur
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For the Petitioner/s : None For the Respondent/s : Mr. SC-23 KUMAR PRIYA RANJAN
=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 16-10-2017
Nobody appears on behalf of the petitioners. Learned
counsel for the State is present.
to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for appointment on the post of Constable in pursuance of the Advertisement No. 01/2004, according to guidelines laid down by this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 126 of 2013.
ago and the appointment process must have been completed. The process of appointment in pursuance of the advertisement issued 13
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years ago must have come to an end and the same cannot be allowed to remain endless process. The new eligible candidates shall be entitled for consideration after vacancy occurring after Advertisement No. 01/2004.
(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioners are entitled to consideration for appointment as Constables under an advertisement issued 13 years ago?
Whether an appointment process starting 13 years ago can be kept open indefinitely?
Vikash Kumar Singh
Muntun Kumar
The State Of Bihar
The D.G.P., Bihar
The D.I.G. Of Police, Muzaffarpur
The S.P. Muzaffarpur
Prabhat Kumar Jha
As recorded by the court registry
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