The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary v. Santosh Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court Division Bench; Letters Patent Appeals 998, 988, 1022, 1028 of 2025; Clause 10 letters patent; BSSC Advertisement No. 704 of 2004; Sub-Inspector of Police recruitment Bihar; parity with 133 candidates; Article 142 Constitution of India; non-precedential order dated 14.09.2017 Civil Appeal Nos. 2795-2797 of 2017 (Chandra Gupta Kumar); order dated 24.10.2018 Contempt Petition No. 1711 of 2018; Nirbhay Kumar (2020) 17 SCC 294; Arvind Kumar v. Amir Subhani 2018 SCC OnLine SC 3576; Rajeev Kumar (2015) SCC OnLine Pat 4597; closure of selection process; rejection of representation no fresh cause of action; Dinesh Kumar and Mala appointments 2023-2024; maintainability of LPA by recruiting agency; Single Judge judgment 20.08.2025 set aside; appeals allowed; no order as to cost.
What did the court decide?
The batch of letters patent appeals stands allowed; the impugned judgment dated 20.08.2025 of the learned Single Judge is set aside; there shall be no order as to cost.