The State of Bihar v. Dhirendra Kumar
Letters Patent Appeal – Public Service Commission / Teacher Recruitment
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: BPSC Teacher Recruitment Examination TRE-1; Advertisement No. 26/2023 dated 30.05.2023; supplementary result/merit list; cut-off marks and cut-off date of birth; Primary School Teachers Class-I to V; 67,066 posts; 62,653 selected; 4,619 vacancies; 467-candidate supplementary result dt. 10.12.2023; carry-forward to Advertisement No. 27/2023 (TRE-II); TRE-III; CTET; D.El.Ed.; Bihar State School Teachers Rules 2023 Rule 7; no legal right to appointment; employer not bound to fill all posts; Shankarsan Dash (1991) 3 SCC 47; R.S. Mittal 1995 Supp.(2) SCC 230; Food Corporation of India v. Bhanu Lodh (2005) 3 SCC 618; Dinesh Kumar Kashyap (2019) 12 SCC 798; L.P.A. No.1030 of 2024; Patna High Court; decided 08-04-2025 (CAV 19.02.2025); AFR.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed; the impugned judgment dated 18.07.2024 of the learned Single Judge in C.W.J.C. No. 1151 of 2024 set aside; all interlocutory applications disposed of in terms of the judgment.