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Jeetendra Kumar Singh @ Jitendra Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary

Patna HC12 Aug 2024CWJC/11509/2024

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This is a writ application seeking direction to the Bihar State University Service Commission to publish Academic Performance Indicators scores. The court disposed of the application by directing the petitioners to file RTI applications and the Commission to furnish information to the specific applicants.

What did the court decide?

Directed petitioners to file individual RTI applications and BSUSC to furnish information to the person concerned in accordance with law.

Jeetendra Kumar Singh @ Jitendra Kumar Singh Vs The State… — RTI and Transparency | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11509 of 2024

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Jeetendra Kumar Singh @ Jitendra Kumar Singh Son of Ram Bilash Singh, Resident of Village- Ainwan, P.S. Kako, District-Jehanabad.

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Dileep Kumar, Son of Bhuneshwar Singh, Resident of Purvi Gandhi Maidan, Mahewa Niwas, P.S. Jehanabad, District- Jehanabad.

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Amit Kumar, Son of Arjun Prasad Singh, Resident of Village- Maulana Buddhi Chak, P.O. Nisarpura, P.S. Parsa Bazar, District- Patna.

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Manish Kumar, Son of Ramadhar Chaurasiya , Resident of VillageNawatan, P.O. and P.S.- Vijaypur, District- Gopalganj.

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Dhirendra Prasad, Son of late Rampati Singh, Resident of VillageMamrejpur,P.O. Akauni, P.S. Daudpur, District- Aurangabad.

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Ecna Bahen, Daughter of late Dr. Ramadhar Prasad, Resident of 8E/13, Bahadurpur Housing Colony, Kankarbagh, P.S. Agamkuan, District- Patna.

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Ankita Kumari, Daughter of Jainendra Kumar Srivastava, Resident of House No. 11, Thakurbari Road, , Kamdamkuan, District- Patna.

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... ... Petitioners.

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Chancellor of Universities of Bihar, Governors Secretariat, Patna.

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The Principal Secretary, Department of Education (Higher), Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Director, Higher Education, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Bihar State University Service Commission through the Chairman, 8th Floor, B.S.E.B. Building (Admin Block), Buddha Marg, Patna.

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The Secretary, Bihar State University Service Commission, 8th Floor B.S.E.B. Building (Admin Block), Buddha Marg, Patna.

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The Principal Secretary, Department of General Administration, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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... ... Respondents.

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the B.S.U.S.C. : Mr. Harsh Singh, Advocate For the State : Ms. Anukriti Jaipuriyar, AC to Advocate General ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER

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2 12-08-2024

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned

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counsel for the Bihar State University Service Commission and

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Patna High Court CWJC No.11509 of 2024(2) dt.12-08-2024 2/3

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learned counsel for the State.

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By the present writ application, the petitioners sought a direction to the respondent Bihar State University Service Commission (in short ‘BSUSC’) to publish the Academic Performance Indicators (APIs) score of the respective petitioners as well as similarly situated other candidates of all the faculties in the light of Clause 5.1 of the statute for the appointment of Assistant Professors on regular post in the Universities of Bihar, as contained in Notice No.BSU (Statutes)25/2014-GS (I) dated 10.08.2020, issued by the Governor’s Secretariat, Bihar, Patna and other ancillary reliefs.

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Learned counsel for the BSUSC submits that the petitioners, for the reliefs prayed in this application, may be directed to file an application under Right to Information Act before the BSUSC and the BSUSC would be obliged to supply the required information of the respective petitioners but the information will be given to the respective person and not of the similarly situated persons.

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In view of the fair submission made by learned counsel for the BSUSC, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the petitioners to file their respective application under Right to Information Act before the BSUSC and the

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Patna High Court CWJC No.11509 of 2024(2) dt.12-08-2024 3/3

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BSUSC is directed to furnish the information to the person concerned in accordance with law.

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(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)

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Trivedi/-

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Jeetendra Kumar Singh @ Jitendra Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary

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