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Shubham Kumari v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC29 Jan 2025L.P.A/705/2023

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What is this about?

Patna High Court; Letters Patent Appeal; L.P.A No.705 of 2023; Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13634 of 2022; Bihar Police Subordinate Service Commission; recruitment of Sub-Inspectors and Police Sargents; Advertisement No. 3 of 2020; results published 14.07.2022; unsuccessful candidate; claim for more marks than successful candidates; re-verification; re-evaluation of answer-sheets; impermissible; claim absolutely frivolous; learned Single Judge rejection upheld; appeal dismissed; no costs imposed; appellant unemployed; Ashutosh Kumar ACJ; Partha Sarthy J.

What did the court decide?

The Division Bench found no merit in the Letters Patent Appeal and dismissed it. ¶32

Shubham Kumari Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.705 of 2023 In

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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13634 of 2022

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Shubham Kumari, D/o Shri Shashi Nath Pandey, Wife of Vikash Kumar, R/o Mohalla-Chankyapuri, Road No. -3, House No.-208, M.I.T. Muzaffarpur, District-Muzaffarpur, PIN-842003, Bihar.

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... ... Appellant/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through its Home Secretary, Bihar, Patna.

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The Chairman, Bihar Police Subordinate Service Commission, Patna.

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The Secretary, Bihar Police Subordinate Service Commission, Patna.

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The Special Executive Officer, Bihar Police Subordinate Service Commission, Patna.

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... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance :

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For the Appellant/s : Mr. Dr. Mahtab Ahmad, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Dr. Mankeshwar Tiwari, AC to AAG-3

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CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY

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ORAL ORDER

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(Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE)

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2 29-01-2025

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We have heard the learned counsel for the

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parties.

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The appellant was unsuccessful in the

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recruitment of Sub-Inspectors and Police Sargents for

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which an advertisement, bearing No. 3 of 2020, was

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issued and the results were published on 14.07.2022.

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The claim of the appellant is that she

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deserved more marks than other successful candidates.

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Patna High Court L.P.A No.705 of 2023(2) dt.29-01-2025 2/2

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The learned Single Judge, on finding such

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claim to be absolutely frivolous and based on no material,

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rightly rejected such claim by holding that the appellant was caring for a re-verification or re-evaluation of the answer-sheets, which is impermissible.

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